Meaning of mummia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A medicinal preparation of mummified human flesh; mummy.
   countable, historical, uncountable
2. An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen; a mummy.
   countable, historical, uncountable

Examples

“"Now let us partake of the holy mummia," he said in commanding tones and the dervishes advanced towards us humbly bearing large silver trays on which were a number of small bowls with pieces of mummia – or at least I presumed it was mummia.”

CEFR level