Associations to the word «Pomp»

Wiktionary

POMP, noun. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
POMP, noun. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
POMP, verb. (obsolete) To make a pompous display; to conduct.

Dictionary definition

POMP, noun. Cheap or pretentious or vain display.
POMP, noun. Ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley