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