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pomps

pomps is the plural of pomp.

Meaning of pomp

Noun

pomp (countable and uncountable, plural pomps)

  1. 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
  2. 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

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Questions about pomps

What is pomps the plural of?
Pomps is the plural of pomp.

Words near pomps in the dictionary

  1. pomposos
  2. pompous
  3. pompously
  4. pompousness
  5. pompousnesses
  6. pomps
  7. Pomptine
  8. Pompton Lakes
  9. Pompton Plains
  10. Pomrenke
  11. pomrita

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