Pomp

Quick meaning: Pomp is a noun meaning Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

Meaning

Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

More Meanings

1. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
2. (obsolete) To make a pompous display.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To pamper.

Example Sentences

pomp'd for those hard trifles

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

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.

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.

Word Forms

• pomps
• pomping
• pomped

Synonyms for pomp

Depending on context, synonyms include eclat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eclat, grandeur, pageantry, ceremony, monotonous, splendor.

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