Meaning of MUMMERY
| Pronunciation: | | 'mumuree
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| | Definition: | | [n] meaningless ceremonies and flattery |
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| | Synonyms: | | flummery |
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| | See Also: | | hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mum"mer*y\, n.; pl. {Mummeries}. [F. momerie, of Dutch
or German origin. See {Mumm}.]
1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
The mummery of foreign strollers. --Fenton.
2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or
ceremonies. --Bacon.
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| | Related Terms: | | abracadabra, acting, affectation, baccalaureate service, buffoonery, business, camouflage, cant, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, characterization, commencement, convocation, disguise, domino, empty formality, empty gesture, exercise, exercises, false colors, false face, false front, false piety, falseness, formal, formality, function, gag, goody-goodiness, graduation, graduation exercises, ham, hammy acting, hocus-pocus, hoke, hokum, hypocrisy, hypocriticalness, impersonation, inaugural, inauguration, incognito, initiation, insincerity, lip service, liturgy, mask, masque, masquerade, mealymouthedness, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, mouthing, mumbo-jumbo, observance, office, oiliness, ostentatious devotion, overacting, pantomiming, patter, Pecksniffery, performance, performing, personation, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, pietism, pietisticalness, piety, piousness, playacting, playing, portrayal, projection, protective coloration, religionism, religiosity, religious ceremony, representation, rite, rite de passage, rite of passage, ritual, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, self-righteousness, service, slapstick, smoke screen, snivel, snuffle, snuffling, soft soap, solemnity, solemnization, stage business, stage directions, stage presence, stunt, sweet talk, taking a role, Tartuffery, Tartuffism, tokenism, unction, unctuousness, visor, vizard, vizard mask |
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