pomp

Definition of Pomp in English :

1. gaudery, pomp

cheap or pretentious or vain display

2. eclat, pomp

ceremonial elegance and splendor

Example Sentences:
'entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pomp

noun

1.

stately or magnificent display; ceremonial splendour

2.

vain display, esp of dignity or importance

3. obsolete

a procession or pageant

noun

1.

stately or brilliant display; splendor

2.

ostentatious show or display

3. Obsolete

a pageant

n.

1. Dignified or magnificent display; splendor: the solemn pomp of a military funeral.

2. Vain or ostentatious display: "his biting attacks on the pomp and luxury of the privileged classes" (Harvey Cox).