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mahumetterie (s.xivin)

mahumetterie (s.xivin)

maumeterie  (malmettrie)  
  FEW:  Mahomet 19,112b Gdf: GdfC: TL: mahometerie 5,786 DEAF:  mahometerie  DMF: TLF: OED:  Mahometry n.  MED:  maumetri(e n.  DMLBS:  mahometria 1687b

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pagan idolatry, worship of non-Christian deities (through association with the Muslim prophet Muhammad)
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  (Solomon) quant il vynt a age, si devynt il foux e se dona a lecherie e a mahumetterie  BOZ Cont 116
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Com Paulus adecertes les eust attendu a [A]thenis, son esperit estoit commua en ly, voiaunt une citee abandonee a malmettrie. Lors desputa il el synagoge od les Gieux et od les ahourauntz  Actes (A) 370b
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  A ceste cité (=Byzantium) translata Constantin le Grant [...] les ymages de la maumeterie pur beauté de la citee et amuserie des regardanz  TREVET Cron1 250.10

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See also:

mahon  mahomerie  mahumet 
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mahumetterie