pageantry Definition
pag·eantry (paj′ən trē)
noun pl. -·ries
- pageants collectively
- grand spectacle; gorgeous display
- empty show or display
pageantry Synonyms
pageantry Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- occasion: For the crowds that thronged to the Memorial Cross there was all the color and pageantry of a military occasion.
- tradition: The Celtic Calendar will enable Celts all over the world to recapture their rich pageantry of traditions, knowledge and spiritual beliefs.
Adjective modifier
- civic: Good morrow my masters all - playing music as they performed their night watch duties as well as in civic pageantry.
- colorful: You'll also see the Windsor Changing of the Guard in all its colorful pageantry and splendor - don't forget your camera!
- traditional: It was a great subversion of traditional pageantry through anarchic carnival.
- British: Now, I love British pageantry and the phlegmatic strength of the British character.
- festive: All that stuff about the Virgin Mary, all the festive pageantry of myth.
- historic: Say hello to ' Snap ' , our famous snapdragon, who was once part of the Norwich's historic pageantry.
Browse dictionary entries near pageantry
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