mummery

Noun
Synonyms: flummery

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. meaningless ceremonies and flatterySynonyms: flummery
Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mummery \Mum"mer*y\, n.; pl. Mummeries. [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See Mumm.]

1.Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. [1913 Webster]

The mummery of foreign strollers.— Fenton.[1913 Webster]

2.Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Advertisement