[pomp] n [ME, fr. MF pompe, fr. L pompa procession, pomp, fr. Gk pompe act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, fr. pempein to send] (14c) 1: a show of magnificence: splendor "every day begins ... in a ~ of flaming colours --F. D. Ommanney"
2: a ceremonial or festival display (as a train of followers or a pageant) 3 a: ostentatious display: vainglory b: an ostentatious gesture or act