panoply en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpænəpli/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανοπλία (panoplía, “suit of armour”).
Meanings
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A splendid display of something.
To the south were the Varden and the men of Surda, entrenched behind multiple layers of defense, where they displayed a fine panoply of woven standards, ranks of proud tents, and the picketed horses of King Orrin's cavalry.
2005, Christopher Paolini, “The Burning Plains”, in Eldest, page 581:Even though we cannot affirm that the products of mimesis are invested in the panoply of existence.
1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato,”, in Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, volume 92, page 459:And you were waking / And day was breaking / A panoply of song / And summer comes to Springville Hill
2011, The Decemberists, “June Hymn”, in The King Is Dead:
- (broadly, historical) A collection or display of weaponry.
- Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
- (historical) A complete set of armour.
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(broadly) Something that covers and protects.
[I]n short, sneering and fleering at him in her cold barren way; all which, however, he, the man he was, could receive on thick enough panoply, or even rebound therefrom, and also go his way.
1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):
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(broadly) A broad or full range or complete set.
Near-synonyms: plenitude, plentitude, plenty, cornucopia
Indeed, for much of the Arab world, the Turkish term Seferberlik, which originally referred to conscription, has come to represent the panoply of civilian suffering in the Great War.
2016 November, Eugene Rogan, “The First World War and its Legacy in the Middle East”, in Amal Ghazal, Jens Hanssen, editors, The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| panoplies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
panoplist · empanoply · panoplied
Relateds
Synonyms
plenty · plentitude · cornucopia · plenitude
Translations (28)
bg доспехи (complete set of armour) · fi komeus (splendid display of something) · fi täyshaarniska (complete set of armour) · nl wapenrusting (collection or display of weaponry) · hu panoplia (collection or display of weaponry) · fi sotisopa (complete set of armour) · pt panóplia (collection or display of weaponry) · pl zbroja (complete set of armour) · de Spektrum (splendid display of something) · eo panoplio (complete set of armour) · fi suoja (something that covers and protects) · ca panòplia (complete set of armour) · es panoplia (complete set of armour) · pt panóplia (complete set of armour) · it panoplia (complete set of armour) · bg пищни дрехи (ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories) · el οπλοστάσιο (collection or display of weaponry) · de Palette (splendid display of something) · nl praal (splendid display of something) · fi asekokoelma (collection or display of weaponry) · fi haarniska (complete set of armour) · hu panoplia (complete set of armour) · fr panoplie (complete set of armour) · el πανοπλία (complete set of armour) · de Rüstung (complete set of armour) · es panoplia (collection or display of weaponry) · ru доспех (complete set of armour) · fi juhla-asu (ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories)