pageant, pageantry
(noun) an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
pageant, pageantry
(noun) a rich and spectacular ceremony
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pageantry (countable and uncountable, plural pageantries)
A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.
Source: Wiktionary
Pag"eant*ry, n.
Definition: Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectivelly; spectacular guality; splendor. Such pageantry be to the people shown. Dryden. The pageantry of festival. J. A. Symonds.
Syn.
– Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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