Definitions for pageantry
ˈpædʒ ən tripageant·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pageant, pageantrynoun

   a rich and spectacular ceremony

2. pageant, pageantrynoun

   an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pageantrynoun

   A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pageantrynoun

   Pomp; show.

   Etymology: from pageant.

   All these inconveniences are consequent to this dogmatizing, supposing men in the right; but if they be in the wrong, what a ridiculous pageantry is it to see such a philosophical gravity set man out a solecism. Governm. of the Tongue.

   Such pageantry be to the people shown;
   There boast thy horse’s trappings and thy own. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pageantrynoun

   scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor

Matched Categories

1. • Ceremony
   • Representation

How to pronounce pageantry?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pageantry in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pageantry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pageantry in a Sentence

1. Tony Muia:

   Dyker Heights is the undisputed king of Christmas pageantry in New York City, or as we like to say … fuggedaboutit.

2. Charles Haddon Spurgeon:

   If your religion does not make you holy, it will damn you. It is simply painted pageantry to go to hell in.

3. Abraham Denmark:

   The key lessons of Singapore are that President Trump sees tremendous value in the imagery of diplomacy and wants to be seen as a bold leader, even if the substance of the diplomacy is far behind the pageantry.

4. Nikki Haley:

   She recognized looking back and watching some of the other ones that that's a no-win situation. You can't compete with the pageantry of the President in the halls of Congress with the vice president and speaker.

5. Catherine Dill:

   Just because he seems like a jolly man doesn't mean that his intentions are pure, or that he's unable to launch a missile again, a lot of the summit, even if the true intention of President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un was to work towards peace at some point, there's a lot of pageantry involved. So in some sense, he was acting.

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