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Definition of Mummery
1. Noun. Meaningless ceremonies and flattery.
Definition of Mummery
1. n. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
Definition of Mummery
1. Noun. merrymaking; the performance of a mummer ¹
2. Noun. a ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, especially of a religious nature ¹
3. Noun. a showy but empty performance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mummery
1. a performance by mummers [n -MERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mummery
Literary usage of Mummery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"1855 at Maison- Dieu, Dover, was son of William Rigden mummery of Dover. ...
[Alpine Journal, November 1895; information kindly given by Mrs. AF mummery. ..."
2. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1885)
"John Rigden mummery. THE announcement of the death of Mr. JR mummery, LD. ...
Having formed the desire to enter the medical profession, Mr. mummery came to ..."
3. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"... in this manner :—On the Sunday before Candlemas, in the night, one hundred
and thirty citizens, disguised, and well horsed, in a mummery, ..."
4. Sights and Thoughts in Foreign Churches and Among Foreign Peoples by Frederick William Faber (1842)
"It may be hoped there are few Roman churches where such theatrical mummery as
that is practised. However, whatever be the amount ..."
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