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pomp
[ pomp ]
noun
- stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
- ostentatious or vain display, especially of dignity or importance.
- pomps, pompous displays, actions, or things:
The official was accompanied by all the pomps of his high position.
- Archaic. a stately or splendid procession; pageant.
pomp
/ ɒ /
noun
- stately or magnificent display; ceremonial splendour
- vain display, esp of dignity or importance
- obsolete.a procession or pageant
Other Word Forms
- dzl adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pomp1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pomp1
Example Sentences
And gone is the self-congratulatory pomp and circumstance over the 150th running of the most well-known horse race in the world.
He was determined to favour humility over pomp and grandeur.
Writing in the Guardian, Lisa Wright awarded it four stars, praising its "poignant moments", while The Telegraph's Neil McCormick gave it five stars, calling it a "glorious return to his bombastic, melodious 1970s pomp".
His finish was devastating too and, overall, it reminded me of me in my pomp with the way I used to drive up the pitch.
You are at a ceremonial site, but here the ritual is distinctive and contemporary: The pomp and circumstance in biennial art exhibitions like Desert X beckon the faithful to assemble from far and wide.
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