pageantry

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}]
    

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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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