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MUMMERY
mummery, flummery
(noun) meaningless ceremonies and flattery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mummery (countable and uncountable, plural mummeries)
(now, chiefly, historical) Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance. [from 15th c.]
A ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, formerly especially of a religious nature; extravagant or hypocritical performance. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Mum"mer*y, n.; pl. Mummeries. Etym: [F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See Mumm.]
1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton.
2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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