Definitions for: Pageant

[n] an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
[n] a rich and spectacular ceremony

Webster (1913) Definition: Pag"eant (p[a^]j"ent or p[=a]"jent; 277), n. [OE.
pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage,
hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to
pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab,
compaginare to join together, compages a joining together,
structure. See Pact, Page of a book.]
1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. ``A pageant truly
played.'' --Shak.

To see sad pageants of men's miseries. --Spenser.

2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a
distinguished personage, or of the public; a show,
spectacle, or display.

The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day ! --Pope.

We love the man, the paltry pageant you. --Cowper.

Pag"eant, a.
Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. ``Pageant pomp.''
--Dryden.

Pag"eant, v. t.
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] ``He
pageants us.'' --Shak.

Synonyms: pageantry, pageantry

See Also: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance, representation

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