Definition of Myth

1. Noun. A traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people.

Generic synonyms: Story
Specialized synonyms: Gotterdammerung, Ragnarok, Twilight Of The Gods
Group relationships: Mythology
Derivative terms: Mythic, Mythic, Mythical, Mythologize

Definition of Myth

1. n. A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical.

Definition of Myth

1. Noun. A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc. ¹

2. Noun. such stories as a genre ¹

3. Noun. A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality. ¹

4. Noun. A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Myth

1. a type of traditional story [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myth

mystified
mystifier
mystifiers
mystifies
mystify
mystifying
mystifyingly
mystique
mystiques
mystorical
mystories
mystoriographical
mystoriography
mystory
mytacism
myth (current term)
mytharc
mytharcs
mythconception
mythconceptions
myther
mythered
mythering
mythers
mythi
mythic
mythical
mythical being
mythical creature
mythical monster

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