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• n  a widely known person
  he was a baseball celebrity
• n  the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

• Out are the days of somber, aloof and understated figureheads of the French Republic; welcomed in are the celebrity and multi-billionaire visitors, whom Sarkozy greets while .
• A study finds that bit of celebrity worship can boost self-esteem.
• Want to feel like a celebrity? Just hire people to follow and photograph you for a night.

• famous person
• fame
• renown

• infamy

News & Articles

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• Celebrity Wedding Gowns: What Hollywood's Brides-to-Be Should Wear
  Here come the celebrity brides! This year will be a major milestone for many A-list celebrity couples. Why? It's the year duos like Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson, Angelina Jolie...
  June 12, 2013 - E! Online
• Celebrity breakfast aids Herkimer Co. Historical Society
  Celebrity servers are pictured at the third annual Hot Cakes Breakfast with the Historical Society at the Knights Inn of Little Falls on Wednesday morning. The breakfast raised $3,600 for the Herkimer County Historical Society.
  June 12, 2013 - Herkimer Evening Telegram
• Celebrity Cruises cancels another Galapagos cruise
  Celebrity Cruises has canceled another sailing on the 98-passenger Celebrity Xpedition as it tries to get its license to cruise in Galapagos National Park reinstated sooner rather than later.
  June 11, 2013 - Miami Herald

Quotes

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• Darryn Lyons in ABC News
  In the celebrity world, it seems to be the double second coming,said Darryn Lyons, owner of Big Pictures, a photo agency in London.
• Tom Hanks in BBC News
  As an official celebrity, I know my endorsement has just made your mind up for you,Mr Hanks joked.
• John McCain in Wall Street Journal Blogs (blog)
  He talks about siding with the people just before he flew off for a fund-raiser in Hollywood with Barbara Streisand and his celebrity friends,McCain said during an Ohio rally. "Let me tell you, my friends, there's no place I'd rather be...