mummery (redirected from mummeries)

mum·mer·y  (mm-r)

n. pl. mum·mer·ies

1. A performance by mummers.

2. A pretentious or hypocritical show or ceremony.

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[French mommerie, from Old French momer, to wear a mask, pantomime.]

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mummery [ˈmʌmərɪ]

n pl -meries

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a performance by mummers

2. hypocritical or ostentatious ceremony

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mummery

1. a performance by mummers, performers wearing masks or fantastic disguises.
2. any showy but empty performance.

See also: Performing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mummery - meaningless ceremonies and flattery flummery hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning

Translations

mummery

n (old) → Pantomimenspiel nt; (fig) → Mummenschanz m