POMP Meaning of POMP in English n.1 a splendid display; splendour. 2 (often in pl.) vainglory (the pomps and vanities of this wicked world). Etymology: ME f. OF pompe f. L pompa f. Gk pompe procession, pomp f. pempo send Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012