pomp (noun)
1pomp — ► NOUN 1) ceremony and splendid display. 2) (pomps) archaic vain and boastful display. ORIGIN Greek pomp procession, pomp , from pempein send …
2pomp — /pɒmp / (say pomp) noun 1. stately or splendid display; splendour; magnificence. 2. ostentatious or vain display, especially of dignity or importance. 3. (plural) pompous displays or things. 4. Obsolete a stately or splendid procession; pageant.… …
3pomp — [ pamp ] noun uncount formal ceremony, especially involving expensive clothes, special traditions, etc.: the pomp of the coronation ceremony pomp and circumstance: the pomp and circumstance of the formal events …
4pomp — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, pomp, from Greek pompē act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, from pempein to send Date: 14th century 1. a show of magnificence ; splendor < every day… …
5pomp — noun /ˈpɒmp,ˈpɑːmp/ Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. Tis a gross visible errour, which Tertullian teaches in his Book of Idolatry cap. 18. That all the marks of Dignity and Power, and all the ornaments annexed to Office, are forbid… …
6pomp — noun 1》 ceremony and splendid display. 2》 (also pomps) archaic vain and boastful display. Origin ME: from OFr. pompe, via L. from Gk pompē procession, pomp , from pempein send …
7pomp — noun (U) formal all the impressive clothes, decorations, music etc that are traditional for an important official or public ceremony: all the usual pomp that surrounds occasions such as the royal wedding …
8pomp — noun the pomp of a royal wedding Syn: ceremony, ceremonial, solemnity, ritual, display, spectacle, pageantry; show, showiness, ostentation, splendor, grandeur, magnificence, majesty, stateliness, glory, opulence, brilliance …
9pomp — UK [pɒmp] / US [pɑmp] noun [uncountable] formal ceremony, especially involving expensive clothes, special traditions etc the pomp of the coronation ceremony pomp and circumstance: the pomp and circumstance of the formal events …
10pomp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grandeur, show, ostentation, magnificence, display, splendor. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. grandeur, pageantry, ceremony, magnificence, affectation, splendor; see also glory 2 , grandeur , ostentation 2 .… …
