mummery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun meaningless ceremonies and flattery
    flummery.

WordNet

Mum"mer*y noun
Etymology
F. momerie, of Dutch or German origin. See Mumm.
Wordforms
plural Mummeries
Definitions
  1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
    The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton.
  2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies. Bacon.

Webster 1913