[ noun ] a complete and impressive array <noun.group>
Panoply \Pan"o*ply\ (p[a^]n"[-o]*pl[y^]), n. [Gr. panopli`a; pa^s, pa^n, all + "o`plon tool, implement, in pl., armor, arms.] 1. Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor. --Milton.
We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on the whole armor of God. --Ray.
2. Hence: Any full set of elaborate attire, complete with accessories or accompanying paraphernalia; any elaborate special or ceremonial attire and equipment. [PJC]
3. Hence: Any impressive complete array; as, the full panoply of a presidential funeral. [PJC]
4. Hence: [Fig.:] Any complete array of devices used in an endeavor; as, to deploy the full panoply of writer's techniques. [PJC]
On Wednesday, Nader counted DeConcini among "a panoply of purchased politicians" who aided Phoenix financier Charles Keating, the central figure in the burgeoning Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal.
With 200 additional seats in the house, the theater can accommodate its growing audience, allowing it to enjoy in comfort the full panoply of classic drama.
Canada's Liberal government will today unveil a blueprint for overhauling a panoply of generous but costly and increasingly ineffective social security programmes.