pomp

Definition

  • noun: the impressive decorations, music, clothing etc., that are part of some formal events
  • noun: a show of magnificence
  • synonyms: splendor, array, brilliance

Examples

  • The prime minister was greeted with 'pomp and circumstance'.

  • the 'pomp and circumstance' of a presidential inauguration

  • the 'pomp' [='splendor'] of a royal ceremony

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Workers of the world-- She's new. Not bad. Approachable. Father's the bank manager. Pride, pomp and circumstance. Jerks off with his shirt, not to get his hand dirty. Go, man, go! - Excuse me. - Yes? (..)
    1988 Cinema Paradiso