Synonyms:
observe, celebrate, keep
Meaning: behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
Synonyms:
celebrate, fete
Meaning: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
Synonyms:
lionize, lionise, celebrate
Meaning: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
Usage examples
Nor were there wanting poets to celebrate the theme.
Would you believe, it, I sat here eating my dinner and was nearly ordering champagne to celebrate my first hour of freedom.
He therefore declared his intention of joining her with himself in the supreme power, and to celebrate this event by a solemn coronation.
Here she began to celebrate the season, and afterwards went shopping; then she celebrated the season again, and later carried home her purchases to the miserable garret she occupied.
"Yes," said Rinaldo, "I am healed of all my infirmities." When the king heard it he said to Bishop Turpin, "My lord bishop, we must celebrate this with a procession, with crosses and banners, for it is a great miracle."
Jimmu Tenno and other heroes of Japanese legend or history, each upon its lofty platform, a white elephant, and countless other subjects were represented in the festival cars sent forth by all the districts of the city to celebrate the great event.
Pentheus, beholding him with wrathful countenance, said, "Fellow! you shall speedily be put to death, that your fate may be a warning to others; but though I grudge the delay of your punishment, speak, tell us who you are, and what are these new rites you presume to celebrate."
In the course of things we may expect that, if I live, I shall one day or other be your landlord; indeed, it is on the ground of that expectation that my grandfather has wished me to celebrate this day and to come among you now; and I look forward to this position, not merely as one of power and pleasure for myself, but as a means of benefiting my neighbours.