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Mumpsimus - Wikipedia
someone who obstinately clings to an error, bad habit or prejudice, even after the foible has been exposed and the person humiliated. en.wikipedia.org
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MUMPSIMUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a bigoted adherent to exposed but customary error 2. a custom or tenet adhered to by a mumpsimus. www.merriam-webster.com
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MUMPSIMUS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Mumpsimus definition: adherence to or persistence in an erroneous use of language, memorization, practice, belief, etc., out of habit or ... www.dictionary.com
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mumpsimus
mumpsimus (ˈmʌmpsɪməs) [In allusion to the story (in R. Pace De Fructu, 1517, p. 80) of an illiterate English priest, who when corrected for reading ‘quod in ore mumpsimus’ in the Mass, replied, ‘I will not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus’.] † 1. One who obstinately adheres to old way... Oxford English Dictionary
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See a Mumpsimus? Stop a Mumpsimus! - Nordic Consulting
Mumpsimus refers to a tradition or custom that is adhered to even though it has been shown to be unreasonable. www.nordicglobal.com
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Learn About "Mumpsimus" And Other Embarrassing Speech Blunders
The Renaissance philosopher Desiderius Erasmus coined this sumptuous word for the determined use of a mistaken expression or practice. In a ... www.dictionary.com
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Today's Dictionary.com's Word of the Day: Mumpsimus: adherence ...
Sumpsimus now means, "adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term, holding to a precise practice, etc., as a rejection of an erroneous but ... www.reddit.com
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Will's word of the week: Mumpsimus | Opinion | dailyuw.com
“Mumpsimus” is just silliness, and doesn't mean anything. But ever since it was related by the late medieval scholar and satirist Desiderius Erasmus. www.dailyuw.com
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MUMPSIMUS definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. adherence to or persistence in an erroneous use of language, memorization, practice, belief, etc., out of habit or obstinacy (opposed to sumpsimus) www.collinsdictionary.com
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The Mumpsimus
A series of posts looking back year by year at the blog's first decade. That's as thorough a chronicle of the origins as I can make. mumpsimus.blogspot.com
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MUMPSIMUS - JAMA Network
To the Editor:—I noticed that in The Journal, Dec. 14, 1946, you commented on John Forbes's article Myth and Mumpsimus and gave a meaningless explanation. jamanetwork.com
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sumpsimus
‖ sumpsimus (ˈsʌmpsɪməs) [L., 1st pers. pl. perf. ind. of sūmĕre to take.] A correct expression taking the place of an incorrect but popular one (mumpsimus).1545 Hen. VIII Sp. Parl. 24 Dec. in Hall Chron., Hen. VIII (1548) 261 b, Some be to stiffe in their old Mumpsimus, other be to busy and curious... Oxford English Dictionary
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Malapropism
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mumps
▪ I. † mumps Obs. [? Short for mumpsimus 1 b; or connected with mump v.1 3.] A term of contempt or mock endearment for a woman.1598–9 B. Jonson Case is Altered ii. ii, Diuine Mumps, prety Pastorella. a 1616 Beaum. & Fl. Scornf. Lady v. i, Not such another as I was, Mumps; nor will not be. 1695 tr. M... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Lump of Coal
recognizable as Snicket-esque to A Series of Unfortunate Events readers, including a culturally intelligent and talented protagonist who is dismissed by many a mumpsimus wikipedia.org
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