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mawmetry

English

Noun

mawmetry (countable and uncountable, plural mawmetries)

  1. Archaic form of mammetry.
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References

  • mawmetry in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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mammetry

English

Alternative forms

  • mawmetry, maumetry, mommetry

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman maumeterie, a reduced form of mahumetterie (idolatry, heathendom), from Mahumet (Muhammad), from Old French Mahomet, ultimately from Arabic ????????? (mu?ammad) (see Muhammad for more). Equivalent to mammet +? -ry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mæm?t?i/

Noun

mammetry (uncountable)

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

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