pageant

UK
/ˈpædʒ.ənt/
US
/ˈpædʒ.ənt/

Translations

pageantnoun
pageants
pl
UK
/ˈpædʒ.ənt/
US
/ˈpædʒ.ənt/
cortègeDéfilé solennel et souvent fastueux.
The town's annual pageant featured a reenactment of its founding.
Le cortège annuel de la ville comprenait une reconstitution de sa fondation.
cérémonie grandioseEmployé pour une cérémonie riche, spectaculaire ou très solennelle.
The coronation was a grand pageant that attracted visitors from around the world.
Le couronnement était une cérémonie grandiose qui a attiré des visiteurs du monde entier.
concours de beauté
She won first place in the local beauty pageant.
Elle a remporté la première place au concours de beauté local.
Additional translations
mystèreSens médiéval : pièce religieuse jouée sur une scène mobile.
pageantadjective
more pageant
Comp.
most pageant
Super.
UK
/ˈpædʒ.ənt/
US
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Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to, or suitability for, a pageant.
de concours de beauté
She selected a pageant gown that sparkled under the stage lights.
Elle a choisi une robe de concours de beauté qui brillait sous les projecteurs.

Definitions

pageantnoun
A public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colorful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene.
The town's annual pageant featured a reenactment of its founding.
A beauty contest.
She won first place in the local beauty pageant.
A rich and spectacular ceremony.
The coronation was a grand pageant that attracted visitors from around the world.
A scene or play performed on a movable stage in a medieval cycle of mystery plays; the stage itself.
Each pageant in the Corpus Christi procession presented a different biblical episode.
pageantadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a pageant, especially a beauty contest; suitable for or typical of a pageant.
She selected a pageant gown that sparkled under the stage lights.