[syn: pageant, pageantry]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pageantry
n 1: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: pageant,
pageantry]
2: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc;
usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: pageant,
pageantry]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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