The Wordsmith Dictionary

myth i fy |ˈmiTHəˌfī! mɪθəfaɪ | ▶verb ( mythifies, mythifying, mythified ) [ with obj. ] mythicize: as success mythified their reputation, the stormtroopers grew in distinctiveness. DERIVATIVES myth i fi ca tion |ˌmiTHəfiˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from myth + -fy .

mytho-

mytho- ▶comb. form of or relating to myth: mythography. ORIGIN from Greek muthos, or from myth .

mythographer

my thog ra pher |məˈTHägrəfər məˈθɑɡrəfər | ▶noun a writer or collector of myths.

mythography

my thog ra phy |məˈTHägrəfē məˈθɑɡrəfi | ▶noun 1 the representation of myths, esp. in the plastic arts. 2 the creation or collection of myths.

mythol.

mythol. ▶abbreviation mythological or mythology.

mythological

mythologize

my thol o gize |məˈTHäləˌjīz məˈθɑləˌʤaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] convert into myth or mythology; make the subject of a myth: there is a grave danger of mythologizing the past. • create or promote an exaggerated or idealized image of: much of his life was devoted to mythologizing his own career. DERIVATIVES my thol o giz er noun

mythology

my thol o gy |məˈTHäləjē məˈθɑləʤi | ▶noun ( pl. mythologies ) 1 a collection of myths, esp. one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition: Ganesa was the god of wisdom and success in Hindu mythology | a book discussing Jewish and Christian mythologies. • a set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, esp. when exaggerated or fictitious: in popular mythology, truckers are kings of the road. 2 the study of myths. DERIVATIVES my thol o ger |-jər |noun, my thol o gist |-jist |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French mythologie, or via late Latin from Greek muthologia, from muthos ‘myth ’ + -logia (see -logy ).

mythomania

myth o ma ni a |ˌmiTHəˈmānēə ˌmɪθəˈmeɪniə | ▶noun an abnormal or pathological tendency to exaggerate or tell lies. DERIVATIVES myth o ma ni ac |-ˈmānēˌak |noun & adjective

mythopoeia

myth o poe ia |ˌmiTHəˈpēə ˌmɪθəˈpiə | ▶noun the making of a myth or myths. DERIVATIVES myth o poe ic |-ˈpēik |adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from Greek muthopoiia, from muthos ‘myth ’ + poiein ‘make. ’

mythopoetic

myth o po et ic |ˌmiTHəpōˈetik ˌmɪθəpoʊˈɛtɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to the making of a myth or myths. • relating to or denoting a movement for men that uses activities such as storytelling and poetry reading as a means of self-understanding.

mythos

myth os |ˈmiTHōs, -äs ˈmɪθoʊs | ▶noun ( pl. mythoi |ˈmiTHoi | ) chiefly technical a myth or mythology. • (in literature ) a traditional or recurrent narrative theme or plot structure. • a set of beliefs or assumptions about something: the rhetoric and mythos of science create the comforting image of linear progression toward truth. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Greek.

mythus

mythus |ˈmʌɪθəs, ˈmɪθəs | ▶noun ( pl. mythi |-θʌɪ | ) a myth or mythos. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: modern Latin.

Oxford Dictionary

myth

myth |mɪθ | ▶noun 1 a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events: ancient Celtic myths | [ mass noun ] : the heroes of Greek myth. 2 a widely held but false belief or idea: the belief that evening primrose oil helps to cure eczema is a myth, according to dermatologists. • a fictitious or imaginary person or thing. • an exaggerated or idealized conception of a person or thing: the book is a scholarly study of the Churchill myth. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin mythus, via late Latin from Greek muthos.

mythi

mythi |ˈmɪθiː | plural form of mythus.

mythic

myth ¦ic |ˈmɪθɪk | ▶adjective mythical: mythic creatures | a mythic land of plenty. • exaggerated or idealized: Scott of the Antarctic was a national hero of mythic proportions. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek muthikos, from muthos ‘myth ’.

mythical

myth |ic ¦al |ˈmɪθɪkəl | ▶adjective occurring in or characteristic of myths or folk tales: one of Denmark's greatest mythical heroes. • idealized, especially with reference to the past: a mythical age of contentment and social order. • fictitious: a mythical customer whose name appears in brochures promoting the bank's services. DERIVATIVES mythically adverb

mythicize

mythify

mytho-

mytho- |ˈmɪθəʊ | ▶combining form relating to myth: mythography. ORIGIN from Greek muthos, or from myth .

mythography

myth |og ¦raphy |mɪˈθɒgrəfi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the representation of myths in art. 2 the creation or collection of myths. DERIVATIVES mythographer noun

mythol.

mythol. ▶abbreviation mythological or mythology.

mythological

mythologize

mythologize |mɪˈθɒlədʒʌɪz |(also mythologise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] convert into myth or mythology; make the subject of a myth: there is a grave danger of mythologizing the past. • create or promote an exaggerated or idealized image of: much of his life was devoted to mythologizing his own career. DERIVATIVES mythologizer noun

mythology

myth |ology |mɪˈθɒlədʒi | ▶noun ( pl. mythologies ) [ mass noun ] 1 a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition: tales from Greek mythology | [ count noun ] : Jewish and Christian mythologies. • a set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, especially when exaggerated or fictitious: we look for change in our thirties, not in our forties, as popular mythology has it. 2 the study of myths. DERIVATIVES mythologer noun, mythologist noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French mythologie, or via late Latin from Greek muthologia, from muthos ‘myth ’ + -logia (see -logy ).

mythomania

mythopoeia

mythopoeia |ˌmɪθə (ʊ )ˈpiːə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the making of a myth or myths. DERIVATIVES mythopoeic adjective, mythopoetic adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from Greek muthopoiia, from muthos ‘myth ’ + poiein ‘make ’.

mythos

mythos |ˈmʌɪθɒs, ˈmɪθɒs | ▶noun ( pl. mythoi |-θɔɪ | ) chiefly technical a myth or mythology: the Arthurian mythos. • a traditional or recurrent narrative theme or plot structure. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Greek.

mythus

mythus |ˈmʌɪθəs, ˈmɪθəs | ▶noun ( pl. mythi |-θʌɪ | ) a myth or mythos. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: modern Latin.

American Oxford Thesaurus

myth

myth noun 1 ancient Greek myths: folk tale, folk story, legend, tale, story, fable, saga, mythos, lore, folklore, mythology. 2 the myths surrounding childbirth: misconception, fallacy, false notion, old wives' tale, fairy tale /story, fiction; informal tall tale, cock-and-bull story, urban myth /legend.

mythical

mythical adjective 1 mythical beasts: legendary, mythological, fabled, fabulous, folkloric, fairy-tale, storybook; fantastical, imaginary, imagined, fictitious, storied. 2 her mythical child: imaginary, fictitious, make-believe, fantasy, invented, made-up, nonexistent; informal pretend.

mythological

mythological adjective great mythological beasts: fabled, fabulous, folkloric, fairy-tale, legendary, mythical, mythic, traditional; fictitious, imaginary.

mythology

mythology noun no ancient culture is without its mythology: myth (s ), legend (s ), folklore, folk tales, folk stories, lore, tradition.

Oxford Thesaurus

myth

myth noun 1 ancient Greek myths: folk tale, story, folk story, legend, tale, fable, saga, allegory, parable, tradition, lore, folklore; technical mythos, mythus. 2 there are still plenty of myths surrounding pregnancy and childbirth: misconception, fallacy, mistaken belief, false notion, misbelief, old wives' tale, fairy story, fairy tale, fiction, fantasy, delusion, figment of the imagination; invention, fabrication, falsehood, untruth, lie; informal story, tall story, tall tale, fib, cock and bull story, kidology. WORD LINKS myth mythology study of myths Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

mythical

mythical adjective 1 dragons and other mythical beasts: legendary, mythological, fabled, fabulous, folkloric, fairy-tale, storybook, chimerical; fantastical, imaginary, imagined, fictitious; allegorical, symbolic, symbolical, parabolic. 2 the girl claimed that Tyler was the father of her mythical child: imaginary, fictitious, make-believe, fantasy, fanciful, invented, fabricated, made-up, unreal, untrue, non-existent; informal pretend. ANTONYMS real, actual.

mythological

mythological adjective fabled, fabulous, folkloric, fairy-tale, legendary, mythical, mythic, heroic, traditional; fictitious, imaginary, imagined; allegorical, symbolic, symbolical, parabolic.

mythology

mythology noun myth (s ), legend (s ), folklore, folk tales, folk stories, lore, tradition, stories, tales; technical mythos.

Duden Dictionary

Mythen

My then Eigenname , der |ˈmiː …|der Mythen; des Mythens, die Mythen Gebirgsstock bei Schwyz

Mythen

My then |M y then |Plural von Mythos , Mythus

Mythenbildung

My then bil dung Substantiv, feminin , die |M y thenbildung |Entstehung von Mythen 1 1, 2

Mythenforschung

My then for schung Substantiv, feminin , die |M y thenforschung |

mythenhaft

my then haft Adjektiv |m y thenhaft |mythisch

mythenumwoben

my then um wo ben Adjektiv |m y thenumwoben | vgl. sagenumwoben

mythisch

my thisch Adjektiv |m y thisch |griechisch mythikós 1 die Mythen betreffend, zu ihnen gehörend, für sie charakteristisch; einem Mythos 1 angehörend, entstammend mythische Gestalten | aus mythischer Vorzeit stammen | mythische Überlieferungen 2 zu einem Mythos 2 geworden, legendär mythischer Ruhm

mythisieren

my thi sie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |mythis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mythologisieren

Mythograf

My tho graf , My tho graph Substantiv, maskulin , der Mythograph |Mythogr a f Mythogr a ph |der Mythograf; Genitiv: des Mythografen, Plural: die Mythografen der Mythograph; Genitiv: des Mythographen, Plural: die Mythographen jemand, der Mythen aufschreibt und sammelt

Mythografin

My tho gra fin , My tho gra phin Substantiv, feminin , die Mythographin |Mythogr a fin Mythogr a phin |die Mythografin; Genitiv: der Mythografin, Plural: die Mythografinnen die Mythographin; Genitiv: der Mythographin, Plural: die Mythographinnen weibliche Form zu Mythograf

Mythologe

My tho lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mythol o ge |der Mythologe; Genitiv: des Mythologen, Plural: die Mythologen -loge Wissenschaftler, Forscher auf dem Gebiet der Mythologie 2

Mythologem

My tho lo gem Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Mytholog e m |das Mythologem; Genitiv: des Mythologems, Plural: die Mythologeme mythologisches Element innerhalb einer Mythologie; abgrenzbare, in sich abgeschlossene mythologische Aussage

Mythologie

My tho lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Mytholog ie |die Mythologie; Genitiv: der Mythologie, Plural: die Mythologien griechisch mythología = das Erzählen von Götter - und Sagengeschichten 1 Plural selten Gesamtheit der mythischen Überlieferungen, der Mythen, Sagen, Dichtungen aus der Vorzeit eines Volkes die deutsche, antike, heidnische Mythologie 2 wissenschaftliche Erforschung, Darstellung der Mythologie 1 Mythologie betreiben

Mythologin

My tho lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Mythol o gin |die Mythologin; Genitiv: der Mythologin, Plural: die Mythologinnen weibliche Form zu Mythologe

mythologisch

my tho lo gisch Adjektiv |mythol o gisch |die Mythologie betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, ihr entstammend mythologische Figuren, Überlieferungen, Erzählungen

mythologisieren

my tho lo gi sie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |mythologis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « in mythischer 1 Form darstellen, in mythologische Form kleiden

Mythomanie

My tho ma nie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Mythoman ie |die Mythomanie; Genitiv: der Mythomanie, Plural: die Mythomanien Manie krankhafte Lügensucht

Mythos

My thos , My thus Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der seltener Mythus |M y thos M y thus |der Mythos; Genitiv: des Mythos, Plural: die Mythen spätlateinisch mythos < griechisch mýthos = Fabel, Sage, Rede, Erzählung, zu: mytheĩsthai = reden, sagen, erzählen, ursprünglich wohl lautmalend 1 überlieferte Dichtung, Sage, Erzählung aus der Vorzeit eines Volkes ein alter heidnischer Mythos 2 Person, Sache, Begebenheit, die legendären Charakter hat Gandhi ist schon zu Lebzeiten zum Mythos geworden

French Dictionary

mythe

mythe n. m. nom masculin 1 Récit fabuleux, fable symbolique. : Le mythe du déluge est universel. 2 Construction de l ’esprit qui ne repose sur aucun fondement. : Cet attentat est un mythe, il n ’a jamais eu lieu. Note Orthographique m y t h e.

mythification

mythification n. f. nom féminin Fait de mythifier. : La mythification de la maîtrise de la langue française par nos grands-parents. Note Orthographique m y t hi f i cation.

mythifier

mythifier v. tr. verbe transitif Ériger en mythe. : On a mythifié l ’habileté orthographique de nos grands-parents. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe mystifier, abuser de la crédulité de quelqu ’un. étudier Conjugaison Redoublement du i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous mythifiions, (que ) vous mythifiiez.Note Orthographique m y t hi fier.

mythique

mythique adj. adjectif Qui a rapport aux mythes. : Un récit mythique. Note Orthographique m y t hique.

mytho-

mytho- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « fable ». Note Technique Les noms composés du préfixe mytho- s ’écrivent en un seul mot. Mythologie.

mythologie

mythologie n. f. nom féminin Histoire fabuleuse des dieux. : La mythologie grecque. Note Orthographique m y t h ologie.

mythologique

mythologique adj. adjectif Qui concerne la mythologie. : Hermès et Diane font partie des divinités mythologiques. Note Orthographique m y t h ologique.

mythomane

mythomane adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui est atteint de mythomanie. : Il change constamment d ’identité, c ’est un mythomane. Note Orthographique m y t h omane.

mythomanie

mythomanie n. f. nom féminin Tendance pathologique à la fabulation. Note Orthographique m y t h omanie.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

myth

myth /mɪθ /〖語源は「物語」〗名詞複～s /-s /1 C U «…という » (根拠のない )作り話 ; 俗説, 誤った考え (fallacy ) «that 節 » (!個々の話の場合はaが付く ) ▸ contrary to popular myth 一般に信じられていることとは違って ▸ dispel [explode ] the myth that ……という考えが誤りであることを証明する 2 C 神話 ▸ the Greek myths ギリシャ神話 3 U 〖集合的に〗神話 (集 )(mythology )(→legend 1 ).4 C 架空の人 [物 , 動物 ].

mythical

myth i cal -ic /mɪ́θɪk (ə )l //mɪ́θɪk /形容詞 1 神話の, 神話的, 神話上の .2 架空の, 実在しない, 想像上の .3 〖mythic 〗非常に有名 [重要 ]な, 偉大な ▸ of mythic proportions きわめて大きな m ý th i cal ly 副詞

mythological

myth o log i cal /mɪ̀θəlɑ́dʒɪk (ə )l |-lɔ́dʒ -/形容詞 1 神話学の .2 ＝mythical .～ly 副詞

mythologist

my thol o gist /mɪθɑ́lədʒɪst |-θɔ́l -/名詞 C 神話学者 ; 神話作者 .

mythology

my thol o gy /mɪθɑ́lədʒi |-θɔ́l -/名詞複 -gies 1 U 神話学 .2 U 〖集合的に〗神話 ; C 神話集 ▸ Greek mythology ギリシャ神話 3 U ｟比喩的に｠神話, 迷信 .