pomp

/ˈpɒmp/US/ˈpɑːmp/

pomp noun: show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

Noun

pomp (countable and uncountable, plural pomps)

Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- 'Tis a gross visible errour, which Tertullian teaches in his Book of Idolatry cap. 18. That all the marks of Dignity and Power, and all the ornaments annexed to Office, are forbid Christians, and that Jesus Christ hath plac'd all these things amongst the pomps of the Devil, since he himself...1698, Pierre Nicole, “A person of quality”, in Moral Essayes, Contain'd in Several Treatises on Many Important Duties., volume I, page 95
- The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: The Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
- […] a more beautiful expression of joy and thanksgiving than could have been exhibited by all the pomps of a Roman triumph.1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian

Verb (1)

pomp (third-person singular simple present pomps, present participle pomping, simple past and past participle pomped)

(obsolete) To make a pompous display.
- pomp'd for those hard triflesa. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second...

Verb (2)

pomp (third-person singular simple present pomps, present participle pomping, simple past and past participle pomped)

(obsolete, transitive) To pamper.

pomp meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

pomp in Hindi

show of magnificence: आडंबर āḍambar

pomp in Marathi

pomp, ceremony, swag: थाट thāṭ
pomp, style: थाटमाट thāṭmāṭ

pomp in Urdu

pomp, glory, grandeur: شان šān
pomp, hold: لوہا lohā

More languagesFewer languages

pomp in Bengali: জাঁকজমক, আড়ম্বর
pomp in Telugu: ఆడంబరము āḍambaramu
pomp in Malayalam: ഗംഭീരപ്രകടനം, ആഡംബരം, പൊങ്ങച്ചം, മോടി
pomp in Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಮೆರೆತ, ತೋರಿಕೆಯ ಮೆರೆತ, ಭವ್ಯ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ, ವೈಭವ
pomp in Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਨ śān, شان śān
pomp in Odia: ଜାରି jāri

Examples of pomp in a sentence

There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.
The pomp and circumstance of the Queen’s coronation.
This was pomp and circumstance beyond anything she had expected and she knew she was up next.

All 11 example sentences with pomp

Forms of pomp

Noun
plural	pomps
Verb
third-person singular present	pomps
present participle	pomping
past participle	pomped
past	pomped

Plural of pomp: pomps

Origin of pomp

The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). The verb is derived from Middle English pompen, from pomp, pompe (see above).

From Middle English pompen. Possibly an alteration of pampen (English pamp), from Middle Low German pampen (“to pamper oneself, live luxuriously”), from Old Saxon *pampōn, from Proto-Germanic *pampōną (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”).

Words formed from pomp

pomp up
in one's pomp
outpomp
pomp and circumstance
pompless

Words that rhyme with pomp

Questions about pomp

What does pomp mean?: Pomp means show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
What is pomp in Hindi?: Pomp in Hindi is आडंबर (āḍambar). See Pomp meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pomp?: Pomp can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pomp?: Pomp is pronounced /ˈpɒmp/ (UK).
What is the plural of pomp?: The plural of pomp is pomps.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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