Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pomp (-s)
pomp (-s), n. [Fr. < L. pompa < Gk πομπή, sending, solemn procession, display, pomp < πέμπειν, send.] (webplay: dignified, displaying, grand, music, parade, show, triumph).
Parade; procession; pageant; ceremony; pretentiousness; ostentatiousness; show of magnificence.
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