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Pomp

Pomp Meaning & Definition
Pomp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pomp?

[n] ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pomp: eclat

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See Also | elegance

Pomp In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 2. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. Syn: Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state; magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride.
\Pomp\, v. i. To make a pompons display; to conduct. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

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