mammetry

English

Alternative forms

• mawmetry, maumetry, mommetry

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæmɪtɹi/

Noun

mammetry (usually uncountable, plural mammetries)

1. (obsolete) The religion of Muhammad: Islam.
2. (archaic) Idolatry; paganism.