mumpsimus

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Definition of mumpsimus in English English dictionary

An obvious error that is obstinately repeated despite correction

A person who obstinately adheres to old ways in spite of clear evidence that they are wrong; an ignorant and bigoted opponent of reform

A traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "He still holds to the old mumpsimous that a woman's place is in the kitchen."

{i} view obdurately held even when proven wrong; one who obdurately holds an erroneous belief; an inaccurate word or spelling which has become formally absorbed into a language through frequent usage

a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimous that a woman's place is in the kitchen