Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pomp and ceremony: The formal and dignified display, ritual, and etiquette associated with important official or solemn occasions. It emphasizes grandeur, solemnity, and strict adherence to formal rites.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lễ đăng quang được tổ chức với đầy đủ nghi vệ. (The coronation was conducted with full pomp and ceremony.)
  • Nghi vệ của buổi lễ truy điệu thật trang trọng và cảm động. (The pomp and ceremony of the memorial service were solemn and moving.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to describe the formal protocol and majestic atmosphere of state events, royal ceremonies, or major religious rituals. It implies a sense of awe and strict formality.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghi lễ (n): rite, ritual, ceremony. This is a more general term for ceremony or ritual, while specifically emphasizes the majestic and solemn aspect.
  • Nghi lễ cưới hỏi truyền thống. (Traditional wedding rituals.)
• Nghi thức (n): protocol, formality, rite. This focuses more on the prescribed procedures and formalities.
  • Nghi thức ngoại giao. (Diplomatic protocol.)

Synonyms

• Formality: the rigid observance of rules or convention.
• Solemnity: the state or quality of being serious and dignified.
• Ceremonial: the system of rules and procedures to be observed at a formal or religious occasion.

Related Idioms

• Uy nghi lễ vệ: A phrase combining grandeur () and ceremonial formality (), similar in meaning to , describing majestic and solemn ceremony.
  • Cung điện mang vẻ uy nghi lễ vệ. (The palace carries an air of majestic ceremony.)

1. With pomp and ceremony