pomp
IPA: pˈɑmp
noun
- Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
verb
- (obsolete) To make a pompous display; to conduct.
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Examples of "pomp" in Sentences
- Parliament opens without pomp.
- She especially liked the beautiful pomp.
- The pomp began the ceremony in solemnity.
- Pedro II despised the pomp of the monarchy.
- What's the point of having pomp and ceremony
- So, why all the rucus and pomp and circumstance
- Byculla school celebrates hundred years with pomp.
- The ceremony was done with much pomp and publicity.
- In many places, the victory was celebrated with pomp and gaiety.
- It was boring to death in spite of the magnificence and pomp of the spectacle.
- I do not think it is the role of councillors to indulge in pomp and circumstance: we have been elected to do, not to show.
- The NFL can't fully believe in its product, not when its Super Bowl ads are set to Stones music — constant reminders that the pomp is bigger than the play.
- Perhaps there are as many instances of notorious sinners ending their days in pomp as ending them in misery, which observation is sufficient to invalidate their arguments against
- Note, Scorners that laugh at what they see and hear that is above their capacity, are not proper witnesses of the wonderful works of Christ, the glory of which lies not in pomp, but in power.
- He sees His Majesty, the King, going to open Parliament with all the ceremonies of a thousand years; he sees the Lord Mayor of the capital of the world moving in pomp and splendour to the Guildhall.
- Those that are fat upon the earth, that live in pomp and power, shall eat and worship; even those that fare deliciously, when they have eaten and are full, shall bless the Lord their God for their plenty and prosperity.
- Mr. and Mr.. Van Sueindell's establishment; and as for Mr. Bellingham, he had never cared much for what he called the pomp and circumstance of pleasure, for he carried pleasure with him in his brilliant conversation and his ready tact.
- I am apt to think that those who were to appear in pomp perplexed themselves more with care about their clothes than Paul, who was to appear as a prisoner, did with care about his cause; for he knew whom he had believed, and who stood by him.
- Note, Our Lord Jesus will come to his people, at the great day, as a Bridegroom; will come in pomp and rich attire, attended with his friends: now that the Bridegroom is taken away from us, we fast (ch.ix. 15), but then will be an everlasting feast.