Recent Examples on the WebWhat better way to wish him well, and to register our scorn at the treacherous flow of time, than to behold him in his pomp?—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024 The original Dragon’s Dogma, from 2012, married robust combat with slow, methodical adventuring and baroque, anime-esque pomp.—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pomp
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, pomp, from Greek pompē act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, from pempein to send
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