Definition of Mummery
Mummery
mum·mery
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(noun)
a display, performance, or ceremony that is ridiculous and pretentious and often of religious nature;
e.g. The ritual is mostly a mummery from which the house of worship profits.
(noun)
a performance given or a display put on by people who disguise themselves and attend festivals to make merry;
e.g. They put on a comic mummery at the masked ball.
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