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Definition of Mythologise
1. Verb. Construct a myth. "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons"
2. Verb. Make into a myth. "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Mythologisation, Myth, Mythologization, Mythology, Mythology
Antonyms: Demythologize
Definition of Mythologise
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of mythologize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mythologise
Literary usage of Mythologise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of W. E. Henley by William Ernest Henley, Robert Louis Stevenson (1908)
"... though natural and feminine enough, is so displeasing to some fanatics, that,
for Burns's sake (not hers) they would like to mythologise her out of ..."
2. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Kirsopp Lake (1922)
"... gradually accomplished, though it will always be a question whether the stronger
tendency was to philosophise mythology or to mythologise philosophy. ..."
3. A General Bibliographical Dictionary by Friedrich Adolf Ebert, Arthur Browne (1837)
"Ven., Aldi filii, 1551. 8°. 48 leaves. Scarce. Also to be found in the following
book. 5037 — mythologise 11. X. Ven. 1568. ..."
4. What is of Faith as to Everlasting Punishment?: In Reply to Dr. Farrar's by Edward Bouverie Pusey (1880)
"... while not holding" the Christian faith as to the resurrection, only stipulates
that he '"might philosophise at home, and mythologise abroad; i..e. teach ..."
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