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Meanings of Pomp in English

Portuguese
ostentação

Cheap or pretentious or vain display.

        ostentação
        Portuguese
        pompa
        Catalan
        pompa
        Spanish
        pompa

        Ceremonial elegance and splendor.

              pompa
              Usage of Pomp in English
              1
              He conducted four recorded performances of Pomp and Circumstance March No 1.
              Radio NZ
              2
              His fader was a mighty smart nigger, and Pomp's took arter him.
              Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
              3
              And all I laid on Pomp's tough old hide couldn't hurt him.
              O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
              4
              As soon as the sound of his footsteps had died away, Pomp whispered:
              Frank on a Gun-Boat
              5
              I believe that 'The Pomp of the Lavilettes' has elements which justify consideration.
              The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete
              6
              Toccata from Symphonie V by Charles-Marie Widor and Pomp and Circumstance March no.
              Reuters
              7
              Pride, Pomp, Circumstance, and Company; consequently, we have no great exploits to recount.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 / A Maga...
              8
              Sam endeavored to persuade Pomp, but he was deaf to persuasion.
              Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
              9
              You're as fit for a Square as my dog Pomp-jest about!
              Summerfield / or, Life on a Farm
              10
              But for de dratted fence ole Pomp nebber let um reach um own tree.
              The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
              11
              Finally, in her indignation against Pomp for some aggressive act, she scratched him sharply.
              Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
              12
              Meanwhile, though Pomp did not realize it, he was exposing himself to considerable danger.
              Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
              13
              There was no pomp in the surroundings; all, though dignified, was simple.
              Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
              14
              As the boat advances the imperial city grows in scale and pomp.
              Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers
              15
              So the general, with all his pomp, went off in great wrath.
              The Woman's Bible
              16
              Neither let the pomp of office turn them into a stuffed shirt.
              The Guardian
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              Pomp through the time
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              United Kingdom
              Common
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common