pomp

Noun
Synonyms: gauderyeclat

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. cheap or pretentious or vain displaySynonyms: gaudery
  2. ceremonial elegance and splendor“entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses”Synonyms: eclat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state; magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride. [1913 Webster]

Pomp \Pomp\, v. i. To make a pompons display; to conduct. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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