mythologicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪθəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌmɪθəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s muthological, 1600s mythologicall, 1600s– mythological.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French mythologique , -al suffix¹; mythology n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: Either < French mythologique mythologic adj. + -al suffix¹, or independently < mythology n. + -ical suffix (compare -logical comb. form).

1. Of or relating to mythology or myths; of the nature of or based on mythology or mythical narrative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [adjective]

fabulous1555

legendary1570

poetic1610

mythological1614

romantic1654

mythologic1664

legendous1686

fabular1690

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective]

mythical1610

mythological1614

mythologic1664

mythic1669

mythy1852

mytho-logic1979

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvi. §6. 474 The Mythologicall interpretation of these I purposely omit, as..no lesse perplexed then the labours [of Hercules] themselues.

1696 W. Whiston Disc. conc. Mosaick Hist. Creation 2 in New Theory of Earth Asserting it [sc. Genesis] to be a meer Popular, Parabolick, or Mythological relation.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ii. 70 This Epithet was understood in a Mythological, and Allegorical Sense.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature V. 182 This mythological dogma of the Scandinavians.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. vii. iv. 235 The mythological nomenclature of planets.

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. 265 The mythological absorption of the Sun in Apollo.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. xxix. 98 He had not yet succeeded in issuing copies of his mythological key.

1938 R. K. Narayan Dark Room vi. 91 Till our film producers give up mythological nonsense there is no salvation for our films.

1997 N. Walter Humanism 88 In the mythological terms of the age in which it first appeared, Humanism is both Protean and Promethean.

2. Of a writer: myth-making; creating or concerned with mythology or myths.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective] > dealing with myths

mythologicala1656

mythical1818

a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 21 This Rameses..is by Muthological writers surnamed Neptunus.

1758 M. Akenside Hymn to Naiads in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems Several Hands VI. 2 Their [sc. the Naiads'] origin is deduced from the first allegorical deities..according to the doctrine of the old mythological poets, concerning the generation of the Gods and the rise of things.

1818 T. L. Peacock Rhododaphne vi. 179 Mythological writers in general afford but little information concerning this terrible Divinity.

1838 Southern Literary Messenger 4 496/1 The mythological writers say, that Apollo caused Rhodante, Queen of Corinth,..to be changed into a rose.

1928 W. B. Yeats Nineteen Hundred & Nineteen in Tower 36 Some moralist or mythological poet Compares the solitary soul to a swan.

1990 Callaloo 13 497 DuPlessis's formulations concerning a resistant female mythological writer seem appropriate.

3. Appearing or celebrated in mythology; existing only in myth; imaginary.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective] > existing only in myth

fabulous1577

mythical1610

mythologic1664

mythic1669

fableda1740

mythological1807

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. i. 9 Sesostris is another mythological conqueror.

1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly I. iii. 66 Cornelius began to regret his allusion to the mythological maid, for his classical memory failed.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xlvii. 139 I've never seen him, and you've not told me his name; and altogether he seems rather a mythological personage.

1930 G. Knight Intim. Glimpses Myster. Tibet 29 The Devil Dances of Tibet..represent either some historical, legendary, or mythological event.

1977 Newsweek (Nexis) 11 Apr. 90 Like the mythological Hydra, tax gimmicks tend to grow two new heads for each one that is cut off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mythological
释义	mythologicaladj. Brit. /ˌmɪθəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɪθəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s muthological, 1600s mythologicall, 1600s– mythological. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French mythologique , -al suffix¹; mythology n., -ical suffix. Etymology: Either < French mythologique mythologic adj. + -al suffix¹, or independently < mythology n. + -ical suffix (compare -logical comb. form). 1. Of or relating to mythology or myths; of the nature of or based on mythology or mythical narrative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [adjective] fabulous1555 legendary1570 poetic1610 mythological1614 romantic1654 mythologic1664 legendous1686 fabular1690 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective] mythical1610 mythological1614 mythologic1664 mythic1669 mythy1852 mytho-logic1979 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvi. §6. 474 The Mythologicall interpretation of these I purposely omit, as..no lesse perplexed then the labours [of Hercules] themselues. 1696 W. Whiston Disc. conc. Mosaick Hist. Creation 2 in New Theory of Earth Asserting it [sc. Genesis] to be a meer Popular, Parabolick, or Mythological relation. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ii. 70 This Epithet was understood in a Mythological, and Allegorical Sense. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature V. 182 This mythological dogma of the Scandinavians. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. vii. iv. 235 The mythological nomenclature of planets. 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. 265 The mythological absorption of the Sun in Apollo. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. xxix. 98 He had not yet succeeded in issuing copies of his mythological key. 1938 R. K. Narayan Dark Room vi. 91 Till our film producers give up mythological nonsense there is no salvation for our films. 1997 N. Walter Humanism 88 In the mythological terms of the age in which it first appeared, Humanism is both Protean and Promethean. 2. Of a writer: myth-making; creating or concerned with mythology or myths. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective] > dealing with myths mythologicala1656 mythical1818 a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 21 This Rameses..is by Muthological writers surnamed Neptunus. 1758 M. Akenside Hymn to Naiads in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems Several Hands VI. 2 Their [sc. the Naiads'] origin is deduced from the first allegorical deities..according to the doctrine of the old mythological poets, concerning the generation of the Gods and the rise of things. 1818 T. L. Peacock Rhododaphne vi. 179 Mythological writers in general afford but little information concerning this terrible Divinity. 1838 Southern Literary Messenger 4 496/1 The mythological writers say, that Apollo caused Rhodante, Queen of Corinth,..to be changed into a rose. 1928 W. B. Yeats Nineteen Hundred & Nineteen in Tower 36 Some moralist or mythological poet Compares the solitary soul to a swan. 1990 Callaloo 13 497 DuPlessis's formulations concerning a resistant female mythological writer seem appropriate. 3. Appearing or celebrated in mythology; existing only in myth; imaginary. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective] > existing only in myth fabulous1577 mythical1610 mythologic1664 mythic1669 fableda1740 mythological1807 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. i. 9 Sesostris is another mythological conqueror. 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly I. iii. 66 Cornelius began to regret his allusion to the mythological maid, for his classical memory failed. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xlvii. 139 I've never seen him, and you've not told me his name; and altogether he seems rather a mythological personage. 1930 G. Knight Intim. Glimpses Myster. Tibet 29 The Devil Dances of Tibet..represent either some historical, legendary, or mythological event. 1977 Newsweek (Nexis) 11 Apr. 90 Like the mythological Hydra, tax gimmicks tend to grow two new heads for each one that is cut off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1614
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