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mammetry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæmɪtɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English mawmetrie, from Anglo-Norman maumeterie, a reduced form of mahumetterie (“idolatry, heathendom”), from Mahumet (“Muhammad”), ultimately from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) (see Muhammad for more). Equivalent to mammet + -ry.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The religion of Muhammad: Islam.
  2. (archaic, uncountable, usually) Idolatry; paganism.

Forms

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maumetry alternative lexicographic
mammetries Number=Plur lexicographic
mawmetry alternative lexicographic
mommetry alternative lexicographic