HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

Pomp

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpɒmp

Definitions

  1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
  2. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

Equivalents

Españolboatopompa
Italianopompa
16 more languages
العربيةالبهاءعظم
Българскивеликолепие
Esperantopompo
Gaeilgemustar
Galegofachenda
हिन्दीआडंबरधाक
Nederlandspraal
Românăpompă
Русскийпо́мпа
Svenskapompa
తెలుగుఆడంబరము

Examples

“'Tis a gross visible errour, which Tertullian teaches in his Book of Idolatry cap. 18. That all the marks of Dignity and Power, and all the ornaments annexed to Office, are forbid Christians, and that Jesus Christ hath plac'd all these things amongst the pomps of the Devil, since he himself appeared in a condition so far from all pomp and splendour.”
The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.”
“In its pomp Victoria had 17 platforms, but many of the through platforms were demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the Manchester Arena.”
“[…] a more beautiful expression of joy and thanksgiving than could have been exhibited by all the pomps of a Roman triumph.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Pomp used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free