pomp — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   'Tis a gross visible errour, which Tertullian teaches in his Book of Idolatry cap. 18. That all the marks of Dignity and Power, and all the ornaments annexed to Office, are forbid Christians, and that Jesus Christ hath plac'd all these things amongst the pomps of the Devil, since he himself appeared in a condition so far from all pomp and splendour.

   The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.

   In its pomp Victoria had 17 platforms, but many of the through platforms were demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the Manchester Arena.

2. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   […] a more beautiful expression of joy and thanksgiving than could have been exhibited by all the pomps of a Roman triumph.

Verb

1. To make a pompous display.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   pomp'd for those hard trifles

Verb

1. To pamper.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

Noun

1. cheap or pretentious or vain display

   Synonyms

   gaudery

   Broader terms

   displayshow

2. ceremonial elegance and splendor

   Synonyms

   eclat

   Broader terms

   elegance

   Examples

   entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses