pomp

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “I send”).

noun

1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
   'Tis a gross visible errour, which Tertullian teaches in his Book of Idolatry cap. 18. That all the marks of Dignity and Power, and all the ornaments annexed to Office, are forbid Christians, and that Jesus Christ hath plac'd all these things amongst the pomps of the Devil, since he himself appeared in a condition so far from all pomp and splendour. 1698, Pierre Nicole, “A person of quality”, in Moral Essayes, Contain'd in Several Treatises on Many Important Duties., volume I, page 95
   In its pomp Victoria had 17 platforms, but many of the through platforms were demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the Manchester Arena. November 6 2019, “1901 tramcar joins Manchester Victoria celebrations”, in Rail, page 25
2. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
   […] a more beautiful expression of joy and thanksgiving than could have been exhibited by all the pomps of a Roman triumph. 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian

verb

1. (obsolete) To make a pompous display; to conduct.
   pomp'd for those hard trifles