pomp

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make a pompous display.

   Pomp'd for those hard trifles.

Simplified etymology

Pomp came into Middle English from a combination of French pompe, meaning “splendid display” or “the vanities of the world,” and Latin pompa, meaning “ceremonial procession, ostentation, or display.” The Latin word came from Greek pompē, “a sending away, solemn procession, parade, or display,” formed from pempein, “to send.” Its meaning has long ranged between impressive display and excessive vainglory.

The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). The verb is derived from Middle English pompen, from pomp, pompe (see above).

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