cause cé·lè·bre also cause ce·le·bre 
/ˌkɑ:zsəˈlɛbrə/ noun
plural causes cé·lè·bres also causes ce·le·bres /ˌkɑ:zsəˈlɛbrə/ noun /ˌkɑz:səˈlɛbrə/ [count] formal : a legal case or an event that a lot of people become interested in — usually singular ▪ The case became a cause célèbre for/among environmentalists.
