pageant

1 an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: pageantry]

2 a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: pageantry]

English

Etymology

From pagina.

Noun

1. An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
2. A spectacular ceremony.

Derived terms

• pageantry
• beauty pageant

A pageant can refer to:

• Procession or ceremony in elaborate costume
• Beauty contest, or "Beauty pageant"
• Religion:
  • Medieval pageant, a narrative medieval procession connected with a festival
  • Nativity play, or "Christmas pageant"
  • Latter-day Saint pageant, LDS re-enactment of significant historical episodes
• Pageant (magazine), a 20th-century monthly periodical
• Pageant (song)'', a single by Moi dix Mois
• Pageant, a PuTTY SSH authentication agent

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