Mummery

Quick meaning: Mummery is a noun meaning (literally, chiefly archaic) Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance.

Meaning

(literally, chiefly archaic) Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance.

Example Sentences

I say the sewer thought I was dressed to bear a part in the tregetour’s mummery, and so I got admission

Why, you unweaned cub, he believes in that mummery a good deal less than I do, and I don't believe in it at all.

All this affectation and mummery was in due time overcome, and Zeluco's nuptials with the widow were celebrated in form.

The twentieth of September, they are bound Fast from the midnight watch to pray till morn.— More would he not disclose, or knew not more. —What precious mummery!

Word Forms

• mummeries

Synonyms for mummery

Depending on context, synonyms include flummery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flummery, mommery, mummering, mimmer, miming, mummia.

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