<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>A costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the like forming part of public or social festivities.</li><li>A show or exhibition, especially one consisting of a succession of participants or events: a beauty pageant.</li><li>Something comparable to a procession in colorful variety, splendor, or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history.</li><li>A pretentious display or show that conceals a lack of real importance or meaning.</li><li>(In medieval times) a platform or stage, usually moving on wheels, on which scenes from mystery plays were presented.</li><li>Display or pageantry.</li><li>Obsolete: a stage bearing any kind of spectacle.</li></ul>