Definitions for: Mummery


[n] meaningless ceremonies and flattery



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: flummery

See Also: hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality

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