[syn: pomp, eclat]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pomp \Pomp\, n. [OE. pompe, F. pompe, L. pompa, fr. Gr. ? a
sending, a solemn procession, pomp, fr. ? to send. Cf. Pump
a shoe.]
1. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a
pageant. "All the pomps of a Roman triumph." --Addison.
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2. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
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Syn: Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state;
magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pomp \Pomp\, v. i.
To make a pompons display; to conduct. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pomp
n 1: cheap or pretentious or vain display [syn: gaudery,
pomp]
2: ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in
a coach drawn by eight white horses" [syn: pomp, eclat]