triumphal entry
Conqueror's grand arrival
A triumphal entry is a ceremonial procession into a city, historically associated with victorious Roman generals returning from conquest amid public celebration.
In Christian tradition, the term specifically refers to Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, when crowds waved palm branches and laid cloaks before him.
The phrase now applies more broadly to any dramatic, celebratory arrival: The team made a triumphal entry into their hometown after winning the championship.
- Palm SundayChristian observance before Easter
- palm branchesTropical tree foliage
- donkey rideTrip on long-eared beast
- ancient RomeEarly Italian empire city
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
glory · Messiah · victory · Jerusalem · city gates · biblical prophecy · authority · coronation · banners · parade · ticker tape parade · olive branches · Zechariah · honor · medieval manuscripts · trumpets · procession · laurel wreaths
triumphal entryrout
Overwhelming one-sided victory
capitulation · surrender · sneaking in · flight · walk of shame
triumphal entryexpulsion
Forced permanent removal
banishment · deportation · ejection · retreat · withdrawal
triumphal entrymob violence
Group-inflicted harm
public humiliation · scorn · public shaming · tar and feathering · cold shoulder
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