different between celebrity vs acclamation

English

Etymology

From Middle English celebrit?, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin cel?brit?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??l?b??ti/

Noun

celebrity (countable and uncountable, plural celebrities)

1. (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th-18th c.]
2. (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: big name, distinction, fame, eminence, renown

3. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: big name, star, (informal) celeb, (informal) sleb, luminary, notable, media darling

Derived terms

Related terms

• celebutard

Translations

References

• celebrity at OneLook Dictionary Search
• celebrity in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• celebrity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Spanish

Noun

celebrity m (plural celebritys)

1. celebrity

English

Etymology

• First attested in 1541.
• Borrowed from Latin accl?m?ti?, accl?m?ti?nis (“calling, exclamation, shout of approval”), from acclamo (“shout approval or disapproval of, shout out at”), from ad (“toward”) + clamo (“cry out”)
• Compare French acclamation.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æk.l?.?me?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Homophone: acclimation

Noun

acclamation (countable and uncountable, plural acclamations)

1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
   • 1876, Henry Martyn Robert, Robert’s Rules of Order, Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co., p. 100, Article IX, Section 46, note,^[1]

     Sometimes a member nominates a chairman and no vote is taken, the assembly signifying their approval by acclamation.

   • 1829, Robert Southey, Sir Thomas More; or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society

     On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children.

2. The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates.

   With no one running against her, she won by acclamation.

3. (art) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
   • 1826, James Elmes, A General and Bibliographical Dictionary of the Fine Arts

     The medals on which laudatory acclamations are recorded are called by antiquaries acclamation medals.

4. (politics) An oral vote taken without formal ballot and with much fanfare; typically an overwhelmingly affirmative vote.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:applause

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accl?m?ti?, accl?m?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kla.ma.sj??/

Noun

acclamation f (plural acclamations)

1. acclamation

Related terms

• acclamer

Further reading

• “acclamation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).