Associations to the word «Pomp»

Wiktionary

POMP, noun. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
POMP, noun. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
POMP, verb. (obsolete) To make a pompous display; to conduct.

Dictionary definition

POMP, noun. Cheap or pretentious or vain display.
POMP, noun. Ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats