pomp

• At the Catholic cathedral in Charleston a Te Deum was celebrated with great pomp, and the Episcopal bishop there attributed the event to the "infinite mercy of God, who specially interposed His hand in behalf of their righteous cause The taking of Sumter was undoubtedly the most significant event of the age. —  Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865
• His remains were transferred here with great pomp, after resting many years in the city of San Domingo, whither they had been carried from Spain The fish market and the "Tacon" theatre too, are well worth a visit. —  The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner
• The name given to the child was Peter Petrowitz The baptism was celebrated with the greatest pomp, and it was attended with banquetings and rejoicings of the most extraordinary character. —  Peter the Great
• They were brought into the church with solemn pomp, and deposited on the altar, accompanied by an innumerable crowd. —  Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
• At one moment the worldly pomp, the mechanical and irreverent worship, and the gross and vicious habits of many of the clergy repelled him; at another the reverence and conservatism of his nature held him fast Presently he felt a hand on his shoulder, and started, "Lost in a stud, as we say at home, boy," said the jester, resplendent in a bran new motley suit. —  The Armourer's Prentices

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