mumpsimus
noun
adherence to or persistence in an erroneous use of language, memorization, practice, belief, etc., out of habit or obstinacy (opposed to sumpsimus).
mumpsimuses
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pluralof mumpsimus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This story was long popular with the Gospellers, who dubbed the Popish priests mumpsimuses.
From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Emily Sarah Holt
“I am abundantly ready—only, pray you, let me have a good tilt with the old mumpsimuses first.”
From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Emily Sarah Holt
