cĕlē^brātĭo — Lewis & Short
cĕlē^brātĭo, ōnis, f.id..
I A numerous assemblage, concourse:
hominum coetus et celebrationes,Cic. Off. 1, 4, 12:
quae domus? quae celebratio cottidiana?id. Sull. 26, 73.—
II The celebrating of a festival in great numbers, a festal celebration, a festival:
ludorum,Cic. Att. 15, 29, 1; cf. Tac. A. 1, 15:
epuli,Vell. 2, 56, 1:
sacri,Plin. 30, 1, 3, § 12.—*
III An honoring, a commending, praising:
celebrationem habere,to be valued, esteemed, Plin. 34, 5, 10, § 19.