ˈməmərē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French momerie masquerade, from momer
1. : a performance given by mummers
2. : a ridiculous, hypocritical, or pretentious ceremony, observance, or performance
practices … commonly regarded as superstitious mummeries were revived — T.B.Macaulay
the mummery and ceremonial of modern life — W.P.Webb