Definitions
A public show, contest, or procession with elaborate display.
Word origin
Late 14th c. as Middle English pagent, from Medieval Latin pagina (“play in a cycle of mystery plays”), perhaps from Latin pāgina (“page of a book”).
Used in a sentence
“For a few moments the events of the day floated in disastrous pageant through my brain, till sleep bathed it in forgetfulness […]”
“The artists who painted these murals brought the pageant of America vividly to life. Everyone knew that the construction of this pageant, and the celebration of America that it implied, was the work of the New Deal.”
“He pageants us.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Elaborate public show”7 letters
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