panoply
noun
- complete suit of armor, especially of a Greek hoplite
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpænəpli/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πανοπλία (panoplía)bor. English panoply Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανοπλία (panoplía, “suit of armour”).
- A splendid display of something.
“Even though we cannot affirm that the products of mimesis are invested in the panoply of existence.”
“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.”
- A collection or display of weaponry.
- Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
- A complete set of armour.
- 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.”
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πανοπλία (panoplía)bor. English panoply Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανοπλία (panoplía, “suit of armour”).
- To fit out in a suit of armour
- To array or bedeck