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Quotation dates: 1420, 1533-1567
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(Maumentry,) Mawmentry(e, n. Also: malmontrye, mam(m)on(t)rie; and Mammitrie. Plur.: mawmentryis, -tris, -trysse. [ME. maumentri (Cursor M.), mamentrye (c 1400), mawmentry (15th c.), altered var. of ME. and e.m.E. maumet-, mawmetry, -rie, maumettry (1303), mametri(Cursor M.): cf. Ma(c)humetrie.] Idolatry. b. An idolatrous practice. c1420 Wynt. i. 1682.
Thus fyrst begouth ydolatry, That we oys to call mawmentry 1533 Boece ii. x. 76.
Postponyng supersticiouns rytis mawmentrye 1535 Stewart 25526.
To magnifie Mahoun thair maister with fals mamontrie [pr. mamoutrie] 1535 Ib. 25767.
[To] speir Quhair tempillis war biggit of mamontrieb. c1420 Wynt. v. 3974.
Tyrandryis and mawmentryis, Herrysys and lollardyis, He fordyd c1420 Ib. 5637 (W).
He gert fordo that mawmentry
c. Idols collectively. Also plur. in same sense.(1) c1420 Wynt. v. 4924.
In lowyn off fals mawmentrys [v.rr. mawmentrysse, -tris](2) 1533 Boece viii. xi. 274 b.
Sum parte of Britouns errant fra the faith sacrifyit to idolis and mawmentrye c1552 Lynd. Mon. 235.
I purpose nocht to mak obedience To sic mischeand musis nor malmontrye [1574, mahumetrie] 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 71.
Stock and stane is mammontrie [D. mammonrie]
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