noun
- priests who celebrate Mass or other religious services together with the principal celebrant
Usage: religious; Catholic Church
Examples
- The bishop was joined by twelve concelebrants at the cathedral Mass.
- All concelebrants wore white vestments for the Easter service.
- The ordination ceremony included several concelebrants from neighboring parishes.
- During the papal Mass, dozens of concelebrants gathered around the altar.
- The concelebrants recited the prayers in unison with the main priest.
- Each of the concelebrants received communion before distributing it to the faithful.