Pomp or pomps may refer to:
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POMP, a proteasome maturation protein
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Pomp, Kentucky, a community in the United States
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Pomps, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France
* ''Pompḗ'' ( el, πομπή, link=no), usually translated as ''pomp'' or ''procession'', the name of the first part of several Ancient Greek festivals, such as
Dionysia
The Dionysia (, , ; Greek: Διονύσια) was a large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus, the central events of which were the theatrical performances of dramatic tragedies and, from 487 BC, comedies. It was the s ...
and
Lenaia
The Lenaia ( grc, Λήναια) was an annual Athenian festival with a dramatic competition. It was one of the lesser festivals of Athens and Ionia in ancient Greece. The Lenaia took place in Athens in Gamelion, roughly corresponding to January. T ...
* Pomp rock, an alternative term for a rock music era also known as
arena rock
Arena rock (also known as AOR, melodic rock, stadium rock, anthem rock, pomp rock, corporate rock and dad rock; ; ) is a style of rock music that originated in the mid-1970s. As hard rock bands and those playing a softer yet strident kind of po ...
* Slang for a
Pompadour haircut
* Pomps, an alternative name for a
Ghillies dance shoe
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Jubal Pomp, a Walt Disney comics character
People
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Numa Pompilius, also called Numa Pomp (753–673 BC; reigned 715-673 BC), legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus
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Dirck Gerritsz Pomp
Dirck Gerritszoon Pomp, alias Dirck China (1544 – c. 1608), was a Dutch sailor of the 16th–17th century, and the first known Dutchman to visit China and Japan.
Pomp was born in Enkhuizen in the Burgundian Netherlands. As a youth, he was sent ...
(1544–1608), Dutch sailor of the 16th–17th century
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Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, explorer and fur trader
See also
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Pomp and Circumstance Marches
The ''Pomp and Circumstance Marches'' (full title ''Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches''), Op. 39, are a series of five (or six) marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar. The first four were published between 1901 and 190 ...
'', a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar
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Pomper, a surname
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