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Meaning of "maumet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAUMET

From Old French mahomet idol, literally: the prophet Mohammed, from the belief that his image was worshipped.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAUMET

maumet  [ˈmɔːmɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAUMET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maumet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAUMET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

maumet

False god

In monotheistic religious denominations, competing entities or objects to which particular importance is attributed are often called false gods, as exampled by 2 Kings 17:30 which states with reference to false gods, "The men of Babylon made the false god Succoth-benoth. The men of Cuth made the false god Nergal. The men of Hamath made the false god Ashima". A false god is, in Abrahamic doctrines, a deity or object of worship that is either illegitimate or non-functioning in its professed authority or capability, and further used as a definition of "idol". The term is often used throughout the Bible to compare YHWH, interpreted as the one true God, infinite, body-less, image-less and transcendent as compared to physically anthropomorphic deities of competing religions. With the belief of some that "whatever we try to derive our core sense of meaning and worth is our god". Martin Luther King Jr., a Christian, warned about the dangers of "turning one's natural worship drive in to false channels" i.e.

Definition of maumet in the English dictionary

The definition of maumet in the dictionary is a false god; idol. Other definition of maumet is a figure dressed up, such as a guy or scarecrow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAUMET


admit
ədˈmɪt
approximate
əˈprɒksɪmɪt
cermet
ˈsɜːmɪt
climate
ˈklaɪmɪt
comet
ˈkɒmɪt
commit
kəˈmɪt
helmet
ˈhɛlmɪt
hermit
ˈhɜːmɪt
intimate
ˈɪntɪmɪt
legitimate
lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt
limit
ˈlɪmɪt
mitt
mɪt
permit
pəˈmɪt
Schmidt
ʃmɪt
smit
smɪt
submit
səbˈmɪt
summit
ˈsʌmɪt
Thermit
ˈθɜːmɪt
transmit
trænzˈmɪt
ultimate
ˈʌltɪmɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAUMET

maugre
Maui
maul
Maulana
mauler
maulers
mauling
Maulmain
maulstick
maulvi
maumetry
maun
Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa
maund
maunder
maunderer
maundering
maundies
maundy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAUMET

Ansermet
calumet
crash helmet
cycle helmet
emmet
fumet
gourmet
grommet
guillemet
Halley´s Comet
Kamet
kismet
Mahomet
Mamet
met
pelmet
plummet
ramet
steel helmet
unmet

Synonyms and antonyms of maumet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maumet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAUMET

Find out the translation of maumet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maumet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maumet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

maumet
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maumet
570 millions of speakers

English

maumet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

maumet
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

maumet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

maumet
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maumet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

maumet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maumet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maumet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

maumet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

maumet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

maumet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maumet
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

maumet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதனைப் போன்று செய்யப்பட்ட உருவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॉमेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maumet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maumet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

maumet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

maumet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maumet
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

maumet
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

maumet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

maumet
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

maumet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maumet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAUMET»

The term «maumet» is used very little and occupies the 176.568 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAUMET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «maumet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «maumet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maumet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAUMET»

Discover the use of maumet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maumet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chasing the Prophecy
Was there a way to ensure the Maumet would be made of a fragile substance when the orantium hit? Strategically, tooth enamel had been an odd choice. The Maumet had been hit by iron weapons before it touched the tooth. It could have ...
Brandon Mull, 2014
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Brandon Mull's Beyonders Trilogy: A World Without Heroes; ...
The Maumet flungthe war hammer. The two objects collided in midair. Though at least ten yards away, the brilliant explosion knocked down Aram and a drinling. The Maumet charged at thosestill standing.The drinlings and Jasher fell backand  ...
Brandon Mull, 2013
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Catholicon Anglicum: An English-Latin Wordbook, Dated 1483
per inne he hafde his maumet, ibid. iii. 170. Trevisa in his version of Higden, i. 33, says — 'mametrie bygan in Nynus tyme [sub Nino orla est idolatría] ;' and again p. 215 — ' Pantheon )>e temple of all mawmetrie was, is now a çhirche of al ...
Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1882
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Works of the Camden Society
ortus. " Maumentry, bagucnaulde. Maumeut, marmoset, poupee." palsg. " A maumet, i. a child's babe." gouldman. See Mawment in Brockett, and the Craven Dialect. 3 " Mawnde, ubi mete vesselle (esca/e.)" cath. ang. Caxton says, in the Book ...
‎1968
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The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester
... Of appolines temple so pat he alto drof - Appolines temple was - at londone in pat дате Vor pat was here maumet - in pat vlke Дате 10 panne bladulf ded was - & hadde swiche end_inge pus was po pis kinedom ~ bireued of pe шее F (page  ...
Robert (of Gloucester), William Aldis Wright, 1887
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Moontusk, a Tale of Sexual and Spiritual Discovery: Ivory ...
As the fourth book of the intriguing and frankly erotic Moontusk Chronicles unfolds, either the world is ending-or it's about to change beyond recognition.
Bruce P. Grether, 2014
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Moontusk: Orchid of Awakening
With this second book of the intriguing and frankly erotic Moontusk Chronicles, the epic journey of the two young men, Dare and Hosis continues.
Bruce P. Grether, 2011
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
maumet,. -ry,. and. Manometry.] Idolatry. Bot thus he ordand for thalre sake In that same place to edify A temple for thaire maumetry. Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 90. The synne of mawmettrie is the ftrste thyng that God deffended in the ten ...
‎1906
9
Karlamagnús Saga: Karlamagnus:
Princess Alfania said to him "May Maumet help you! Hear. lord Apollin." she said. "protect your friend today13 so that all nations may praise you as they should. and I shall offer you a hundred marks of gold." Now King Klares went away from ...
‎1975
10
The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: in fourteen volumes: ...
So the old copy of 1647; in that of 1679. at which time the word maumet or mamnet had become obsolete, it was absurdly changed to Mahumet. The islanders were Pagans, not Mahommedans. Though maumet was certainly derived from the ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Henry William Weber, 1812

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAUMET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maumet is used in the context of the following news items.
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France leads the way on audiobooks for blind and visually impaired …
"The advantage with books in braille is that access to the text is more immediate," Maumet says. "The problem is all the space they take up. «The Guardian, Dec 13»

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