pomp
[ pomp ]
/ pɒmp /
noun
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
ostentatious or vain display, especially of dignity or importance.
pomps,
pompous displays, actions, or things: The official was accompanied by all the pomps of his high position.
Archaic.
a stately or splendid procession; pageant.
Origin of pomp
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin
pompa display, parade, procession < Greek
pompḗ orig., a sending, akin to
pémpein to send
synonym study for pomp
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OTHER WORDS FROM pomp
pomp·less, adjectiveWords nearby pomp
pomology,
pomona,
pomona glass,
pomorze,
pomosexual,
pomp,
pompadour,
pompano,
pompano beach,
pompe's disease,
pompeia
Example sentences from the Web for pomp
British Dictionary definitions for pomp
pomp
/ (pɒmp) /
noun
stately or magnificent display; ceremonial splendour
vain display, esp of dignity or importance
obsolete
a procession or pageant
Word Origin for pomp
C14: from Old French
pompe, from Latin
pompa procession, from Greek
pompē; related to Greek
pompein to send
Medical definitions for pomp
POMP
[ pē′ō-ĕm-pē′ ]
n.
A drug used in cancer chemotherapy and composed of purinethol (6-mercaptopurine), Oncovin (vincristine sulfate), methotrexate, and prednisone.