Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Celebrity \Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Celebrities}. [L. celebritas:
   cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].]
   1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.]

            The celebrity of the marriage.        --Bacon.

   2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown;
      as, the celebrity of Washington.

            An event of great celebrity in the history of
            astronomy.                            --Whewell.

   3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the
      plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.

Source : WordNet®

celebrity
     n 1: a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" [syn: {famous
          person}]
     2: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
        [syn: {fame}, {renown}] [ant: {infamy}]