pomp

Pomp is a dignified display with a lot of splendor.

(noun)

A lavish military parade is an example of pomp.

See pomp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

See pomp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Dignified or magnificent display; splendor: the solemn pomp of a military funeral.
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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