Definition of mummery in English:

mummery

nounPlural mummeries ˈmʌm(ə)riˈməməri

1A performance by mummers.
传统假面哑剧表演；英格兰民俗剧表演
Synonyms
dumb show, pantomime
1. 1.1mass noun Ridiculous or extravagant ceremonial procedures.
  that's all it is, mere mummery
  就这么回事，只是可笑的仪式罢了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the Enquiry he called Catholics ‘devotees of superstition’ and Catholic liturgy ‘mummeries.’
  Controversy surrounded the early years of the priest's incumbency due to accusations from local newspapers of increased levels of ‘Popish and Pagan mummeries’ within St Michael's services.
  The puerility and sloth of the students, the pure nothingness of the curriculum: it's all sham and mummery, gutless as a haiku poem.
  The United Nations is a dim hive of self-interested parties engaged in endless parliamentary mummery, united by a consensual delusion that all nations are equal.
  The traditions of the latter three in divine service were largely those that came to American shores: plain people worshipping plainly who would have no truck with papist mummery.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French momerie, from momer (see mummer).

Rhymes

flummery, Montgomery, summary, summery

Definition of mummery in US English:

mummery

nounˈməməriˈməmərē

1A performance by mummers.
传统假面哑剧表演；英格兰民俗剧表演
Synonyms
dumb show, pantomime
1. 1.1 Ridiculous ceremonial, especially of a religious nature.
  可笑的仪式（尤指宗教仪式）
  that's all it is, mere mummery
  就这么回事，只是可笑的仪式罢了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Controversy surrounded the early years of the priest's incumbency due to accusations from local newspapers of increased levels of ‘Popish and Pagan mummeries’ within St Michael's services.
  The United Nations is a dim hive of self-interested parties engaged in endless parliamentary mummery, united by a consensual delusion that all nations are equal.
  The puerility and sloth of the students, the pure nothingness of the curriculum: it's all sham and mummery, gutless as a haiku poem.
  The traditions of the latter three in divine service were largely those that came to American shores: plain people worshipping plainly who would have no truck with papist mummery.
  In the Enquiry he called Catholics ‘devotees of superstition’ and Catholic liturgy ‘mummeries.’

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French momerie, from momer (see mummer).

单词	mummery
释义	Definition of mummery in English: mummery nounPlural mummeries ˈmʌm(ə)riˈməməri 1A performance by mummers. 传统假面哑剧表演；英格兰民俗剧表演 Synonyms dumb show, pantomime 1.1mass noun Ridiculous or extravagant ceremonial procedures. that's all it is, mere mummery 就这么回事，只是可笑的仪式罢了。 Example sentencesExamples In the Enquiry he called Catholics ‘devotees of superstition’ and Catholic liturgy ‘mummeries.’ Controversy surrounded the early years of the priest's incumbency due to accusations from local newspapers of increased levels of ‘Popish and Pagan mummeries’ within St Michael's services. The puerility and sloth of the students, the pure nothingness of the curriculum: it's all sham and mummery, gutless as a haiku poem. The United Nations is a dim hive of self-interested parties engaged in endless parliamentary mummery, united by a consensual delusion that all nations are equal. The traditions of the latter three in divine service were largely those that came to American shores: plain people worshipping plainly who would have no truck with papist mummery. Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French momerie, from momer (see mummer). Rhymes flummery, Montgomery, summary, summery Definition of mummery in US English: mummery nounˈməməriˈməmərē 1A performance by mummers. 传统假面哑剧表演；英格兰民俗剧表演 Synonyms dumb show, pantomime 1.1 Ridiculous ceremonial, especially of a religious nature. 可笑的仪式（尤指宗教仪式） that's all it is, mere mummery 就这么回事，只是可笑的仪式罢了。 Example sentencesExamples Controversy surrounded the early years of the priest's incumbency due to accusations from local newspapers of increased levels of ‘Popish and Pagan mummeries’ within St Michael's services. The United Nations is a dim hive of self-interested parties engaged in endless parliamentary mummery, united by a consensual delusion that all nations are equal. The puerility and sloth of the students, the pure nothingness of the curriculum: it's all sham and mummery, gutless as a haiku poem. The traditions of the latter three in divine service were largely those that came to American shores: plain people worshipping plainly who would have no truck with papist mummery. In the Enquiry he called Catholics ‘devotees of superstition’ and Catholic liturgy ‘mummeries.’ Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French momerie, from momer (see mummer).
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