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pomp Definition

pomp (pämp)

noun

  1. stately or brilliant display; splendor
  2. ostentatious show or display
  3. Obsolete a pageant

Etymology: ME < MFr pompe < L pompa < Gr pompē, solemn procession < pempein, to send

pomp Synonyms

pomp

n.

grandeur, pageantry, ceremony, magnificence, affectation, splendor; see also glory 2, grandeur, ostentation 2.

pomp Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • power: The only quotation I could find on this was: " The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power.
  • world: Now I hate the pride of life and pomp of this world.

Converse of subject

  • surround: He was on Broadway, surrounded by pomp and style, and there were eyes to look at him.

Converse of object

  • have: Especially with the British Monarchy for they have pomp and circumstance down to an art form.
  • enjoy: Although for a one-off, I enjoyed the pomp, it was a bit much even for me.
  • witness: Witness the pomp with which the French and German parliaments jointly celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Elysée treaty, in January at Versailles.
  • love: He loved pomp, and accepted many titles and awards - especially British honors; of course all unearned and therefore quite worthless baubles.
  • include: Marriage for you meant including all pomp and show.

Adjective modifier

  • great: It was eaten with great pomp during a grand celebration.
  • much: She was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, with much pomp.
  • such: Such lordly pomp is not for me, Far other scenes my eyes must see: Yet deign to list my harping.
  • due: Blair was quite certain that he was going to be welcomed into the EU inner sanctum with all due pomp and ceremony.
  • imperial: To appreciate the emphasis that Schönbrunn puts on pleasure, rather than imperial pomp, visit the gardens first.
  • ceremonial: It has a very different mode of expression from the ceremonial pomp of the traditional polonaise.

Modifies a noun

  • rock: More pomp rock than indie, Muse's difficult second album spawned some of the more eccentric singles of the year.
pomp Quotes

No princely pomp, no wealthy store, No force to win the victory, No wily wit to salve a sore, No shape to feed each gazing eye; To none of these I yield as thrall. For why my mind doth serve for all.

—Dyer, Sir Edward

Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny obscure; Nor Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

—Gray,Thomas

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances† Nature is pleased with simplicity, and affects not the pomp of the superfluous causes.

—Newton, Sir Isaac

The second day of July1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. It ought to be solemnised with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the otheröfrom this time forward, for ever more.

—Adams,John

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