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mumpsimus

/ˈmʌmpsɪməs/

mumpsimus noun: a person who obstinately adheres to old ways in spite of clear evidence that they are wrong; an ignorant and bigoted opponent of reform.

Noun

mumpsimus (plural mumpsimuses)

  1. A person who obstinately adheres to old ways in spite of clear evidence that they are wrong; an ignorant and bigoted opponent of reform.
  2. An obvious error that is obstinately repeated despite correction.

mumpsimus meaning in Tamil

mumpsimus in Tamil

பழமை விரும்பி

Antonyms of mumpsimus

Forms of mumpsimus

pluralmumpsimuses

Origin of mumpsimus

Malapropism of Latin sumpsimus, form of sūmō (“to take”), from a story of an old monk who misrecited the Eucharist with quod in ōre mumpsimus instead of quod in ōre sumpsimus “which we have taken into the mouth”, and stubbornly continued using the incorrect form even after being corrected. Attested 1530 in The Practice of Prelates by William Tyndale, variously attributed to Richard Pace (1517) or Desiderius Erasmus.

Questions about mumpsimus

What does mumpsimus mean?
Mumpsimus means a person who obstinately adheres to old ways in spite of clear evidence that they are wrong; an ignorant and bigoted opponent of reform.
What is mumpsimus in Tamil?
Mumpsimus in Tamil is பழமை விரும்பி. See Mumpsimus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mumpsimus?
Mumpsimus is a noun.
How do you pronounce mumpsimus?
Mumpsimus is pronounced /ˈmʌmpsɪməs/ (US).
What is the plural of mumpsimus?
The plural of mumpsimus is mumpsimuses.

Words near mumpsimus in the dictionary

  1. Mumpowers
  2. mumpreneur
  3. mumpreneurs
  4. mumpreneurship
  5. mumps
  6. mumpsimus
  7. mumpsimuses
  8. mumpy
  9. mumruffin
  10. mumruffins
  11. mums

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