pomp

Meanings

• noun

  A grand and elaborate display or performance, often for ceremonial or celebratory purposes.

  - "The state funeral was a magnificent pomp and display of power."
  - "The graduation ceremony was filled with the pomp and circumstance of academic achievement."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pomp
camp , champ , clamp , damp , hamp , jamp , ramp , stamp

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Variants

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pomp , pomps , pomp and circumstance

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'funeral procession' or 'funeral rites' in Old French, from the Latin word 'pompa' meaning 'a procession, a show, a display'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'pomp' has been used in literature and poetry to describe grand and elaborate displays, such as in Shakespeare's 'Henry V' and T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land'.

2. The term 'pomp and circumstance' is often used to describe the grand music played at formal events, such as graduations and coronations.

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Related Concepts

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1. pomp and circumstance: A grand and formal style, often associated with ceremonial occasions.

2. pompous: Excessively grand or formal, often used to describe someone who speaks or behaves in an overly pompous manner.

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Culture

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Pomp is often associated with grandeur, formality, and ceremony. It can be found in various cultural contexts such as state funerals, graduation ceremonies, coronations, and other formal events.

How to Memorize "pomp"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a grand procession or elaborate display, such as a state funeral or graduation ceremony.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with grandeur, formality, and ceremony.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Pomp is a Procession Of Magnificent Pageantry' to remember the meaning of the word.

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