mummery

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌmərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mum′ə rē)

Inflections of 'mummery' (n): npl: mummeries

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mum•mer•y  (mum′ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mer•ies. 
  1. the performance of mummers.
  2. any performance, ceremony, etc., regarded as absurd, false, or ostentatious.
  • mummer + -y3 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mummery / ˈmʌmərɪ/ ( -meries)
  1. a performance by mummers
  2. hypocritical or ostentatious ceremony
'mummery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
masquerade - puppetry

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