POMP

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Latin ~a procession, ~, from Greek ~ē act of sending, escort, procession, ~, from pempein to send Date: 14th century a show of magnificence ; splendor , a ceremonial or festival display (as a train of followers or a pageant), 3. ostentatious display ; vainglory , an ostentatious gesture or act