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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pageantry¹

First recorded in 1600–10; pageant + -ry

Example Sentences

State visits are a mix of political and business meetings, alongside royal pageantry and a diplomatic red-carpet welcome, with a banquet, military parade and carriage rides.

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“I think my thing is pageantry in a different way,” she says.

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But what the screenplay lacks in depth, the film makes up for in visual pageantry, packing just enough style to rise above a truly curdled genre offering.

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It is his second state visit to the UK and is accompanied by the usual pomp and pageantry.

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After the fortnight the prime minister has had, a spot of rarefied pageantry is just the ticket.

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Related Words

• grandeur 
• magnificence 
• pageant 
• pomp 
• spectacle 
• splendor