What does pomp mean?

Definitions for pomp
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pomp.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gaudery, pompnoun

    cheap or pretentious or vain display

  2. pomp, eclatnoun

    ceremonial elegance and splendor

    "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"

Wiktionary

  1. pompnoun

    Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pompnoun

    Etymology: pompa, Latin.

    Take physick, pomp,
    Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel. William Shakespeare.

    The bright pomp ascended jubilant. John Milton.

    All eyes you draw, and with the eyes the heart;
    Of your own pomp yourself the greatest part. Dryden.

    Such a numerous and innocent multitude, cloathed in the charity of their benefactors, was a more beautiful expression of joy and thanksgiving, than could have been exhibited by all the pomps of a Roman triumph. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

Wikipedia

  1. POMP

    Proteasome maturation protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POMP gene. It is a short-lived maturation factor required for 20S proteasome subunit biogenesis. A single nucleotide deletion in this gene causes an autosomal recessive skin disorder, keratosis linearis with ichthyosis congenita and sclerosing keratoderma (KLICK) syndrome.

ChatGPT

  1. pomp

    Pomp refers to a display of splendor and magnificence, especially in a public show, ceremony or a grand celebration. It can also refer to ostentatious or vain display, typically of power or importance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pompnoun

    a procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant

  2. Pompnoun

    show of magnificence; parade; display; power

  3. Pompverb

    to make a pompons display; to conduct

Wikidata

  1. POMP

    Proteasome maturation protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POMP gene. It is a short-lived maturation factor required for 20S proteasome subunit biogenesis.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pomp

    pomp, n. a splendid procession: great show or display: ceremony: splendour: ostentation: grandeur.—adv. Pompō′so (mus.), in a dignified style.—adj. Pomp′ous, displaying pomp or grandeur: grand: magnificent: dignified: boastful, self-important.—adv. Pomp′ously.—ns. Pomp′ousness, Pompos′ity. [Fr. pompe—L. pompa—Gr. pompēpempein, to send.]

Suggested Resources

  1. POMP

    What does POMP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the POMP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. POMP

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pomp is ranked #123064 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Pomp surname appeared 140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pomp.

    97.1% or 136 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pomp in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pomp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pomp in a Sentence

  1. Scott Walker:

    There's serious work to be done rather than pomp and circumstance. We need to see some backbone from President Obama on U.S.-China relations.

  2. Omar Khayym:

    Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai Whose Portals are alternate Night and Day, How Sultn after Sultn with his Pomp Abode his destined Hour, and went his way.

  3. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

    There's serious work to be done rather than pomp andcircumstance. We need to see some backbone from President Obama on U.S.-China relations.

  4. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

    Given China's massive cyberattacks against America, its militarization of the South China Sea, continued state interference with its economy, and persistent persecution of Christians and human rights activists, President Obama needs to cancel the state visit, there's serious work to be done rather than pomp and circumstance. We need to see some backbone from President Obama on U.S.-China relations.

  5. Vince Lombardi:

    After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.

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