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(pŏmp) 
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n.
- Dignified or magnificent display; splendor: the solemn pomp of a military funeral.
- Vain or ostentatious display. See synonyms at display.
[Middle English, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa, pomp, procession, from Greek pompē, procession, from pempein, to send.]
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Definition: pageantry, display
Antonyms: dullness, plainness, simplicity
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IN BRIEF: Magnificent display; splendor.
Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pragt, forfængelighed, festoptrin
Nederlands (Dutch)
vertoon, spektakel
Français (French)
n. - pompe, ostentation, apparat
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gepränge, Pomp, Prunk
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεγαλοπρέπεια, λαμπρότητα, επίδειξη, πομπή
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pompa (f), ostentação (f)
Русский (Russian)
помпа, пышность, пышная процессия
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pomp, ståt, prakt
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
壮丽, 夸耀, 盛况
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 壯麗, 誇耀, 盛況
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 壮観, 華やかさ, 虚飾
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) موكب عظيم, أبهه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - פאר, הדר, הוד, התהדרות
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