myth
31MYTH — a myth is a type of narrative which seeks to express in imaginative FORM a BELIEF about man, the world, and/or GOD or GODS which cannot adequately be expressed in simply PROPOSITIONS. Since this word is used in both contemporary scientific and …
32myth — [[t]mɪ̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ myths 1) N VAR A myth is a well known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs. There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. ...the …
33myth — This word (from the Greek mythos, meaning story or speech ) is used in a variety of ways: (1) originally, a myth was a story about the gods or heavenly beings and usually taught a moral lesson; (2) theologians sometimes contrast fact and myth… …
34myth·ic — /ˈmıθık/ adj 1 : of or relating to a myth a mythic story : described in a myth a mythic [=(more commonly) mythical] hero 2 : suitable to a myth : very famous or important He s reached the end of a …
35myth — noun a) 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… …
36myth — In modern parlance, a myth is a legend or fairy story unbelievable and untrue but nevertheless disseminated. It has a more technical meaning in biblical studies and covers those stories or narratives which describe the actions of the other… …
37myth — /mɪθ / (say mith) noun 1. a traditional story, usually concerning some superhuman being or some alleged person or event, and which attempts to explain natural phenomena; especially a traditional story about deities or demigods and the creation of …
38myth — noun Etymology: Greek mythos Date: 1830 1. a. a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon b. parable, allegory 2. a. a… …
39myth — See myth, fable, legend …
40myth — Synonyms and related words: Marchen, Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, ancient wisdom, apologue, apparition, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, bedtime story, brainchild,… …
