Bible Encyclopedias
Mumpsimus
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
is a nickname given to persons obstinate in religious matters; used by Henry VIII in Parliament, and founded on a story, related by Pace, of a priest who refused to abandon the practice of saying "quod ore mumpsimus," on the plea that he could not give up the usage of thirty years for any correction.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mumpsimus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/mumpsimus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.