mawmetrie

Middle English

Alternative forms

mametrie, mametrye, maumentre, maumentri, maumetri, maumetrie, maumetry, maumetrye, maumettri, maumettrie, mawmentrie, mawmentry, mawmetry

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman maumeterie, mahumetterie; equivalent to mawmet +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mau̯ˈmɛːtriː(ə)/, /ˈmau̯mɛtriː(ə)/, /ˈmau̯mɛntriː(ə)/

Noun

mawmetrie (plural mawmetries)

Idolatry, paganism:
1. Islam (improperly understood as paganism)
2. (figurative) Adoration of worldly things.
3. Occult practices; witchcraft.
An idol or graven image:
1. (collective) idols, graven images
2. (figurative) worldly distractions

Descendants

English: mammetry

References

“maumetrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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