pomp

 
Pronunciation: /pɒmp/

noun

[mass noun]
  • ceremony and splendid display: entertaining overseas visitors with the right degree of pomp
  • (also pomps) archaic vain and ostentatious display: I perceived Captain Delmar, in all the pomp and pride of full uniform

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French pompe, via Latin from Greek pompē 'procession, pomp', from pempein 'send'