En grande pompe
Meaning: With elaborate ceremony.
Language: French
Literally: In great pomp
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Pompa is the Latin for a solemn procession, borrowed from Greek pompē. The English pomp is the same word, and both have drifted towards implying the ceremony is excessive.
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