Meaning pomp
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cheap or pretentious or vain display Throughout U.S. history, Americans have been fascinated by royal pomp -- even on a movie screen. — Reuters (Feb 21, 2011)
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c. 1300, from Old French pompe "pomp, magnificence" (13c.) and directly from Latin pompa "procession, pomp," from Greek pompe "solemn procession, display," literally &quo [..]
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A show of magnificent splendor.
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(n) cheap or pretentious or vain display(n) ceremonial elegance and splendor
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Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. * '''1698'''. "A person of quality" [Pierre Nicole]. ''Moral Essayes, Contain'd in Several Treatises on Many Important Duties.'' Vol I, p95. *: "'Tis [..]
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