noun
1.
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
2.
ostentatious or vain display, especially of dignity or importance.
3.
pomps, pompous displays, actions, or things: The official was accompanied by all the pomps of his high position.
4.
Archaic. a stately or splendid procession; pageant.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin pompa display, parade, procession < Greek pompḗ orig., a sending, akin to pémpein to send
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin pompa display, parade, procession < Greek pompḗ orig., a sending, akin to pémpein to send
Related forms
pomp·less, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | stately or magnificent display; ceremonial splendour |
| 2. | vain display, esp of dignity or importance |
| 3. | obsolete a procession or pageant |
| [C14: from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, from Greek pompē; related to Greek pompein to send] | |
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Word Origin & History
pomp
c.1300, from O.Fr. pompe (13c.), from L. pompa "procession, pomp," from Gk. pompe "solemn procession, display," lit. "a sending," from pempein "to send." In Church L., used in depreciatory sense for "worldly display, vain show."
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POMP (pē'ō-ěm-pē')
n.
A drug used in cancer chemotherapy and composed of purinethol (6-mercaptopurine), Oncovin (vincristine sulfate), methotrexate, and prednisone.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| POMP Purinethol, Oncovin, methotrexate, and prednisone |
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