Pomp

Pomp (?), n. [OE. pompe, F. pompe, L. pompa, fr. Gr. ? a sending, a solemn procession, pomp, fr. ? to send. Cf. Pump a shoe.] 1. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant. "All the pomps of a Roman triumph." Addison.

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

Syn. -- Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state; magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride.

Pomp (?), v. i. To make a pompons display; to conduct. [Obs.] B. Jonson.