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Getty Images Unlike formal state visits, such as when French President Emmanuel Macron came to Washington last year, there will be no pomp and ceremony.
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
The funeral won’t have quite the pomp of those given to earlier popes, a mark of Benedict’s status as pope emeritus.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2023
Later on Tuesday, after several visits around London, President Ramaphosa will be the guest of honor at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, when jewelry, tiaras and the glittering pomp of the palace will be on show.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
Left to their own devices, their preferred attire would mix the pomp of Liberace with the frouf of the Elizabethans.
—Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2021
Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt is credited with proposing Roman numerals to bring some additional pomp to the game.
—Matt Bonesteel, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
While these events always try to drum up hype with a lot of enthusiastic pomp and club vibes, the star products of this show have lost their luster.
—WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023
The Super Bowl is unlike any game these players will ever be involved in, considering all the pomp and circumstance.
—Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
The Cistercian Order, as part of its campaign against luxury and pomp, discouraged melodies that indulged in excessively long melismas or had a range wider than an octave.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
The funeral won’t have quite the pomp of those given to earlier popes, a mark of Benedict’s status as pope emeritus.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2023
Later on Tuesday, after several visits around London, President Ramaphosa will be the guest of honor at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, when jewelry, tiaras and the glittering pomp of the palace will be on show.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
Left to their own devices, their preferred attire would mix the pomp of Liberace with the frouf of the Elizabethans.
—Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2021
Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt is credited with proposing Roman numerals to bring some additional pomp to the game.
—Matt Bonesteel, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
While these events always try to drum up hype with a lot of enthusiastic pomp and club vibes, the star products of this show have lost their luster.
—WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023
The Super Bowl is unlike any game these players will ever be involved in, considering all the pomp and circumstance.
—Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
The Cistercian Order, as part of its campaign against luxury and pomp, discouraged melodies that indulged in excessively long melismas or had a range wider than an octave.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, pomp, from Greek pompē act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, from pempein to send
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of pomp was
in the 14th century
Phrases Containing pomp
Dictionary Entries Near pomp
Cite this Entry
“Pomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pomp. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
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