myth /mith or (archaic) mīth/

1. An ancient traditional story of gods or heroes, esp one offering an explanation of some fact or phenomenon
2. A story with a veiled meaning
3. Mythical matter
4. A figment
5. A commonly-held belief that is untrue, or without foundation

mythˈic or mythˈical adjective

1. Relating to myths
2. Fabulous
3. Fictitious, untrue

mythˈically adverb

mythˈicism /-sizm/ noun

Theory that explains miraculous stories as myth

mythˈicist noun

mythˈicize or mythˈicise /-i-siz/ transitive verb

1. To make the subject of myth
2. To explain as myth

mythˈicizer or mythˈiciser noun

mythˈism noun

Mythicism

mythˈist noun

1. A maker of myths
2. A mythicist

mythˈize or mythˈise transitive verb

To mythicize

mythogenˈesis noun

The production or origination of myths

mythogˈrapher noun

A writer or narrator of myths

mythogˈraphy noun

1. Representation of myths in art
2. Collection or description of myths

mytholˈoger or mytholōˈgian noun

A mythologist

mythologˈic or mythologˈical adjective

Relating to mythology, fabulous

mythologˈically adverb

mytholˈogist noun

mytholˈogization or mytholˈogisation noun

mytholˈogize or mytholˈogise transitive verb

1. To interpret or explain the mythological character of
2. To turn into myth
3. To create myths

mytholˈogizer or mytholˈogiser noun

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