Mormo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɔː(ɹ)məʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mormo is a noun meaning (obsolete) A bugbear; false terror.
Meaning
(obsolete) A bugbear; false terror.
Example Sentences
the mormos and bugbears of a frighted rabble
Thus the Atheists, who derive the origin of religion from fear, first put an affrighful vizard upon the Deity, and then conclude it to be but a mormo or bugbear, the creature of fear and fancy.
Word Forms
- mormos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mormaordom, mormaerdom, mormon, mormair, mome, moose.
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