ALL meanings of pageant
pag·eant
P p - noun pageant colourful procession 1
- noun pageant show 1
- noun pageant showy display 1
- noun pageant an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats. 1
- noun pageant a costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the like forming part of public or social festivities. 1
- noun pageant a show or exhibition, especially one consisting of a succession of participants or events: a beauty pageant. 1
- noun pageant something comparable to a procession in colorful variety, splendor, or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history. 1
- noun pageant a pretentious display or show that conceals a lack of real importance or meaning. 1
- noun pageant (in medieval times) a platform or stage, usually moving on wheels, on which scenes from mystery plays were presented. 1
- noun pageant display or pageantry. 1
- noun pageant Obsolete. a stage bearing any kind of spectacle. 1
- countable noun pageant A pageant is a colourful public procession, show, or ceremony. Pageants are usually held out of doors and often celebrate events or people from history. 0
- countable noun pageant A pageant or a beauty pageant is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful. 0
- noun pageant an elaborate colourful parade or display portraying scenes from history, esp one involving rich costume 0
- noun pageant any magnificent or showy display, procession, etc 0
- noun pageant an individual scene in a medieval mystery play 0
- noun pageant any of a series of movable outdoor platforms on which a mystery play was performed 0
- noun pageant a spectacular exhibition, elaborate parade, etc., as a procession with floats 0
- noun pageant an elaborate drama, often staged outdoors, celebrating a historical event or presenting the history of a community 0
- noun pageant empty pomp or display; mere show 0