What does mummery mean?
Definitions for mummery
ˈmʌm ə rimum·me·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mummery.
Princeton's WordNet
mummery, flummerynoun
meaningless ceremonies and flattery
Wiktionary
mummerynoun
merrymaking; the performance of a mummer
mummerynoun
a ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, especially of a religious nature
mummerynoun
a showy but empty performance
Etymology: From momerie, mommerie.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mummerynoun
Masking; frolick in masks; foolery.
Etymology: momerie, French.
Here mirth’s but mummery,
And sorrows only real be. Henry Wotton.This open day-light doth not shew the masques and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately as candlelight. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 1.
Your fathers
Disdain’d the mummery of foreign strollers. Elijah Fenton.
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mummery
Mummery refers to a ridiculous, hypocritical, or pretentious ceremony or performance. It is often associated with actions that are for show rather than carrying any substantial meaning or authenticity. It originates from a traditional form of masked performance.
Webster Dictionary
Mummerynoun
masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery
Mummerynoun
farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies
Etymology: [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See Mumm.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MUMMERY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mummery is ranked #117480 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mummery surname appeared 148 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mummery.
97.9% or 145 total occurrences were White.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mummery in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mummery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of mummery in a Sentence
Across the page the numbers moved in grave morrice, in the mummery of their letters, wearing quaint caps of squares and cubes.
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- momeriaCatalan, Valencian
- mojigangaSpanish
- mommerieFrench
- múmiaPortuguese
- мумеріяUkrainian
- 妈妈Chinese
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