单词 | maumet |
释义 | maumet[ maw-mit ] / ˈmɔ mɪt / nounBritish Dialect.
Obsolete. an idol; a false god. Also mam·met [mam-it] /ˈmæm ɪt/ . Origin of maumetFirst recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Old French mahommet “idol,” special use of Mahommet, the Arab prophet Muhammad, whose image was mistakenly thought to be an object of worship OTHER WORDS FROM maumetmau·met·ry, nounWords nearby maumetmaulstick, maulvi, Mauman, mau-mau, Maumee, maumet, maun, Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea Observatory, mauna loa, maunche Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maumet
British Dictionary definitions for maumetmaumet mammet (ˈmæmɪt)/ (ˈmɔːmɪt) / nounobsolete a false god; idol English dialect a figure dressed up, such as a guy or scarecrow Derived forms of maumetmaumetry, nounWord Origin for maumetC13: from Old French mahomet idol, literally: the prophet Mohammed, from the belief that his image was worshipped Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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