pomp

Pomp is a dignified display with a lot of splendor.

(noun)

A lavish military parade is an example of pomp.

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See pomp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

See pomp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Dignified or magnificent display; splendor: the solemn pomp of a military funeral.
  2. Vain or ostentatious display. See Synonyms at display.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French pompe

Origin: , from Latin pompa, pomp, procession

Origin: , from Greek pompē, procession

Origin: , from pempein, to send

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