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pomp

noun
/ˈpɒmp/UK/ˈpɑːmp/US

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). The verb is derived from Middle English pompen, from pomp, pompe (see above).

  1. inherited from pompen
  2. derived from πομπή
  3. derived from pompa
  4. derived from pompe
  5. inherited from pomp

Definitions

  1. Show of magnificence

    Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

    • The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.
    • In its pomp Victoria had 17 platforms, but many of the through platforms were demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the Manchester Arena.

  2. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor

    A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

    • […] a more beautiful expression of joy and thanksgiving than could have been exhibited by all the pomps of a Roman triumph.

  3. To make a pompous display.

    • pomp'd for those hard trifles
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To pamper.

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Derived

in one's pomp, outpomp, pomp and circumstance, pompless

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