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Definition of Momism
1. Noun. Excessive protection.
Generic synonyms: Protection
Derivative terms: Overprotect
Definition of Momism
1. Noun. Finding fault; carping ¹
2. Noun. Excessive attachment to one’s mother ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Momism
1. an excessive dependence on mothers [n -S]
Medical Definition of Momism
1. Rarely used term relating to excessive or overbearing mothering, especially as attributed to American cultural stereotypes. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Momism
Literary usage of Momism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Jesuits: From the Foundation of Their Society to Its by Andrew Steinmetz (1848)
"Details f State of abundant and disgusting, of the general momism demoralisation
of those times, may be tound elsewhere :4 but that depravity of morals did ..."
2. Christian Dogmatics: A Compendium of the Doctrines of Christianity by Hans Martensen, William Urwick (1874)
"The practical error is ant'momism, which consists in rending asunder gospel and
law, and in pouring contempt on the law and God of the Old Testament,—a ..."
3. The Sacred History of the World: As Displayed in the Creation and Subsequent by Sharon Turner (1833)
"These occur fcst in the clay slate, and abound principally in the momiSm or
carboniferous limestone. But in the lias of England, remains of the amphibious ..."
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