† mummishadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of mummery.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > merely ceremonial or formal
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fashional?1607
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society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > superstitious > [adjective]
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1563 2nd Tome Homelyes sig. Iiii.i What hath ben the cause of this mummyshe massyng, but the ignoraunce hereof?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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