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- 1. ceremony and splendid display: "entertaining overseas visitors with the right degree of pomp"
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POMP definition: 1. impressive and colourful ceremonies, especially traditional ceremonies on public occasions: 2…. Learn more.
noun. us / pɑːmp / uk / pɒmp / pomp noun (CEREMONY) Add to word list. [ U ] impressive and colorful ceremonies, especially traditional ceremonies on public occasions: The prime minister was received with all the traditional pomp and ceremony that is laid on for visiting heads of government.
1. : a show of magnificence : splendor. every day begins … in a pomp of flaming colours F. D. Ommanney. 2. : a ceremonial or festival display (such as a train of followers or a pageant) 3. a. : ostentatious display : vainglory. b. : an ostentatious gesture or act. Examples of pomp in a Sentence.
Pomp is the use of a lot of ceremony, fine clothes, and decorations, especially on a special occasion.
Pomp refers to stately or splendid display, or to display that is ostentatious or vain. When should you use pomp over show, display, or ostentation? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Pomp is a ceremonial display, such as you'd find at the Independence Day parade in your town, where brass bands and men and women in full military dress march to patriotic songs, while citizens wave flags and cheer.
Definition of pomp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · pomp ( countable and uncountable, plural pomps) Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
1. stately or magnificent display; ceremonial splendour. 2. vain display, esp of dignity or importance. 3. obsolete a procession or pageant. [C14: from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, from Greek pompē; related to Greek pompein to send]
1. stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence. 2. ostentatious or vain display, esp. of dignity or importance. 3. See pomps. 4. archaic.
