POMP

pomp. Pomp, n. splendor, ostentation, parade, pride

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Pomp (?), n. [[OE. pompe, F. pompe, L. pompa, fr. Gr. � a sending, a solemn procession, pomp, fr. � to send. Cf. Pump a shoe.]] 1. 1. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant. “All the pomps of a Roman triumph.” Addison.
2. 2. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
Syn. — Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state; magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride.