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View synonyms for pageantry

pageantry

[ paj-uhn-tree ]

noun

plural pageantries.
  1. spectacular display; pomp:

    the pageantry of a coronation.

    Synonyms: show, ceremony, spectacle

  2. mere show; empty display.
  3. pageants collectively; pageants and the performance of pageants.


pageantry

/ ˈpædʒəntrɪ /

noun

  1. spectacular display or ceremony
  2. archaic.
    pageants collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pageantry1

First recorded in 1600–10; pageant + -ry
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Example Sentences

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While such pageantry is often associated with weddings here - albeit not on such a grand scale – multiple marriage ceremonies are unusual, even in a country as diverse and multicultural as South Africa.

From BBC

Your special opens with you pontificating on how much you love the pageantry of American stand-up specials.

Besides, spring produce has arrived — and so has the pageantry.

From Salon

But what Lamar’s performance lacked in all-out pageantry, it made up for in precision.

From Salon

His pageantry and his promise to his followers is that of ownership.

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