pomp and circumstance• Prestige, if nothing else, demanded that it be entered into with due pomp and circumstance.• The people responsible for pomp and circumstance recognize this.• An illustration of this can be found in the funerals of very famous people conducted with great pomp and circumstance.• The queen was welcomed with great pomp and circumstance.• The Royal Family is all about seriousresponsibilities: pomp and circumstance, figureheads for the land of hope and glory.• The real question is, though, does all this pomp and circumstance result in a superiorloaf?
Originpomp
(1300-1400)Old Frenchpompe, from Greek, “procession”