myth

Definition of Myth in English :

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Noun

1. myth

a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Myth

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noun

1.

a.

a story about superhuman beings of an earlier age taken by preliterate society to be a true account, usually of how natural phenomena, social customs, etc, came into existence

b. another word for mythology (sense 1), mythology (sense 3)

2.

a person or thing whose existence is fictional or unproven

3.

(in modern literature) a theme or character type embodying an idea

Hemingway's myth of the male hero

4. philosophy

(esp in the writings of Plato) an allegory or parable

abbreviation for

1.

mythological

2.

mythology

Myth

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noun

1.

a traditional story of unknown authorship, ostensibly with a historical basis, but serving usually to explain some phenomenon of nature, the origin of man, or the customs, institutions, religious rites, etc. of a people: myths usually involve the exploits of gods and heroes

Myth

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n.

1.

a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth.

b. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth.

2. A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia.

3. A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.

4. A fictitious story, person, or thing: "German artillery superiority on the Western Front was a myth" (Leon Wolff).

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