Cĕ-lĕb'ri-ty, n.
n. [Lat. cēlēbritas, Fr. célébrité, Pr. célébritat.]
Sense 1. The condition of being celebrated; distinction or honor conferred; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington. “An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy.” Whewell.
Sense 2. Celebration. [Obs.] “The celebrity of the marriage.” Bacon.
Sense 3. A person of distinction;—usually in the plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.