"mumpsimus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌmpsɪməs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-mumpsimus.ogg Forms: mumpsimuses [plural]
Etymology: Malapropism of Latin sumpsimus, form of sūmō (“I 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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sumpsimus}} Latin sumpsimus Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-mumpsimus-en-noun-ZEuKZAp0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. An obvious error that is obstinately repeated despite correction.
    Sense id: en-mumpsimus-en-noun-e~KBWENA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: obstinacy

Inflected forms

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