mammetry

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/ˈmæmɪtɹi/

noun

The religion of Muhammad: Islam.

OriginMiddle English mawmetrie ← Anglo-Norman maumeterie ← Arabic مُحَمَّد →
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Meanings

nounmammetry (usually uncountable, plural mammetries)

plural mammetries · alternative mawmetry · alternative maumetry · alternative mommetry

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe religion of Muhammad: Islam.
  2. archaicuncountableusuallyIdolatry; paganism.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُحَمَّد
  2. Anglo-Normanmaumeterie
  3. Middle Englishmawmetrie
  4. Englishmammetry

From Middle English mawmetrie, from Anglo-Norman maumeterie, a reduced form of mahumetterie (“idolatry, heathendom”), from Mahumet (“Muhammad”), ultimately from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) (see Muhammad for more). Equivalent to mammet + -ry.

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APA

mammetry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammetry

MLA

“mammetry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammetry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammetry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammetry.

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