mormo

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)məʊ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete

"Thus the Atheists, who derive the origin of religion from fear, first put an affrighful vizard upon the Deity, and then conclude it to be but a mormo or bugbear, the creature of fear and fancy."
"the mormos and bugbears of a frighted rabble"

From Ancient Greek Μορμώ (Mormṓ, “a hideous she-monster, a bugbear”).

mormos (plural)

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How do you pronounce mormo?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔː(ɹ)məʊ/.

What does mormo mean?

A bugbear or invented monster.

Where does mormo come from?

It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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