Pageantry

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pageantry \Pag"eant*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.
     Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular
     quality; splendor.
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           Such pageantry be to the people shown.   --Dryden.


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           The pageantry of festival.               --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
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     Syn: Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pageantry
       n 1: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: {pageant}]
       2: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc;
          usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: {pageant}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "pageantry":
     blazon, bravura, brilliancy, ceremony, cosmorama, cyclorama,
     daring, dash, demonstration, diorama, display, dramatics, eclat,
     etalage, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, exposition,
     extravagance, false front, fanfaronade, figure, flair, flaunt,
     flaunting, flourish, georama, histrionics, light show,
     magnificence, manifestation, myriorama, pageant, panorama, parade,
     phantasmagoria, pomp, presentation, psychedelic show,
     representation, sham, shifting scene, show, showiness, showing-off,
     sight, spectacle, splash, splurge, stage show, staginess, tableau,
     tableau vivant, theatrics, vaunt