He preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Derived through incorrect copying of the Latin word sumpsimus. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
"sumpsimus" in his missal, refused to correct the error when it was pointed out, is perfectly typical of the position of his critics. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of the Reformation] Reference
The "Quod ore sumpsimus" and some other prayers accompanied the taking of the ablutions, and the. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference
Are these words, or are they not, a paraphrase of those which in the canon of the mass follow the first and second ablutions of the celebrant: Quod ore sumpsimus Domine, etc., and: Corpus tuum, Domine, etc.?. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music] Reference
And now let all defenders of present institutions, however bad they may be -- let all violent supporters of their old mumpsimus against any new sumpsimus whatever, listen to a conversation among some undergraduates. From Wordnik.com. [Julian Home] Reference
Servantes nomen sumpsimus in thalamo. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
'sumpsimus' of the Reformation. From Wordnik.com. [The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge] Reference
"mumpsimus" for new "sumpsimus.". From Wordnik.com. [Lectures on Modern history] Reference
Vivi "was said, but the" Corpus Tuum "and" Quod ore sumpsimus "were omitted. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference
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