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mumpsimus

/ˈmʌmpsɪməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mump-simus
IPA
/ˈmʌmpsɪməs/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

An obvious error that is obstinately repeated despite correction.

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmʌmpsɪməs/

Inflected Forms

mumpsimuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

obstinacy

Antonyms

sumpsimus

Questions

How do you pronounce mumpsimus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌmpsɪməs/.
What does mumpsimus mean?
A person who obstinately adheres to old ways in spite of clear evidence that they are wrong; an ignorant and bigoted opponent of reform.
Where does mumpsimus come from?
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.

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