noun
a traditional custom or notion adhered to although shown to be unreasonable
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The professor's adherence to outdated theories is a clear example of mumpsimus in academia.
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Some people are stuck in their mumpsimus ways and refuse to consider new ideas.
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Don't be such a mumpsimus and open your mind to different perspectives.
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His stubborn mumpsimus prevented him from seeing the truth right in front of him.