English

Noun

sumpsimus

1. adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form

   I'll not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus! — John Nichols (ed.), "Autobiography of Edward Underhill"

   Some be too stiff in their old mumpsimus, others be too busy and curious in their sumpsimus. — Henry VIII

2. a person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant

Antonyms

• mumpsimus

See also

• prescriptivist

Latin

Verb

sumpsimus

1. first-person plural perfect active indicative of sūmō