celebrant vs religious

celebrant

noun
  • A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist. 

  • A person who is celebrating something. 

  • A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals. 

religious

noun
  • A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun. 

adj
  • Concerning religion. 

  • Committed to the practice or adherence of religion. 

  • Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion. 

How often have the words celebrant and religious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )