mummery
[muhm-uh-ree]
noun, plural mum·mer·ies.
the performance of mummers.
any performance, ceremony, etc., regarded as absurd, false, or ostentatious.
Origin of mummery
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Related Words for mummery
pun, humor, antic, farce, one-liner, trick, laugh, parody, gag, stunt, wisecrack, prank, decorum, repartee, whimsy, revel, epigram, jest, sport, ribExamples from the Web for mummery
Historical Examples of mummery
But your hypocrisy and your mummery shall serve you to little purpose.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
That is as good as going to Church to be the central figures of the mummery of priests.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
Even to keep an open mind himself to all the muss and mummery of the Church!
The Woman Thou Gavest MeHall Caine
They too recognized him now, and realized that here was no mummery.
The Sea-HawkRaphael Sabatini
It was all humbug––all this mummery about intuitions and unerring perception and inscrutability.
RopeHolworthy Hall
mummery
noun plural -meries
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