mythopoeic

[ mith-uh-pee-ik ]

/ ˌmɪθ əˈpi ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.

Also myth·o·po·et·ic

[mith-uh-poh-et-ik]. /ˌmɪθ ə poʊˈɛt ɪk/.

Origin of mythopoeic

1840–50; <Greek mȳthopoi(ós) making tales (mȳtho-mytho- + -poios making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM mythopoeic

myth·o·poe·ism, nounmyth·o·poe·ist, noun

Words nearby mythopoeic

mythologize, mythology, mythomane, mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic, mythopoetize, mythos, Mytilene, Mytishchi, myx-

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Example sentences from the Web for mythopoeic

What, however, I do not know, is the extent to which the mythopoeic faculty was developed in him.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
A somewhat higher stage of mythopoeic development is represented by peoples of Oceania and North America.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy
At work in Ogilvies thought is a conception of the mythopoeic function of the earliest poets whose names have come down to us.
An Essay on the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients|John Ogilvie
Symonds treats it as an allegory in harmony with the mythopoeic genius of Greek poetry.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg

The early Greek physicists thought that mythopoeic men had been physicists.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for mythopoeic

mythopoeic

/ (ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the composition of myths; productive of myths

Derived forms of mythopoeic

mythopoeism, nounmythopoeist, noun

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单词	mythopoeic
释义	mythopoeic [ mith-uh-pee-ik ] / ˌmɪθ əˈpi ɪk / adjective of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths. Also myth·o·po·et·ic [mith-uh-poh-et-ik]. /ˌmɪθ ə poʊˈɛt ɪk/. Origin of mythopoeic 1840–50; <Greek mȳthopoi(ós) making tales (mȳtho-mytho- + -poios making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM mythopoeic myth·o·poe·ism, nounmyth·o·poe·ist, noun Words nearby mythopoeic mythologize, mythology, mythomane, mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic, mythopoetize, mythos, Mytilene, Mytishchi, myx- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mythopoeic What, however, I do not know, is the extent to which the mythopoeic faculty was developed in him. Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician\|Frederick Niecks A somewhat higher stage of mythopoeic development is represented by peoples of Oceania and North America. Introduction to the History of Religions\|Crawford Howell Toy At work in Ogilvies thought is a conception of the mythopoeic function of the earliest poets whose names have come down to us. An Essay on the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients\|John Ogilvie Symonds treats it as an allegory in harmony with the mythopoeic genius of Greek poetry. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama\|Walter W. Greg The early Greek physicists thought that mythopoeic men had been physicists. Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for mythopoeic mythopoeic / (ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːɪk) / adjective of or relating to the composition of myths; productive of myths Derived forms of mythopoeic mythopoeism, nounmythopoeist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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