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Mythology

/mɪˈθɒlədʒi/

The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.

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📖 Definitions of "Mythology"

noun

1
The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
2
A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
3
Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
4
The systematic collection and study of myths.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mythology"

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Word	Definition
mythnoun	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.
miraclenoun	An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
legendnoun	A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
fairynoun	(mythology) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.
lorenoun	All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
legendrynoun	Legends in general; mythology.
legendsnoun	A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
mythsnoun	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.
mythosnoun	A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.
folklorenoun	The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
narrativenoun	Of or relating to narration.
stories	an American early 1970s rock and pop music band based in New York City.
pantheonnoun	(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
cosmologynoun	The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
fables	an American comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
sagas	the second studio album by German folk metal band Equilibrium, released on 27 June 2008.
talesnoun	(law) A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
epics	The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System is a set of software tools and applications used to develop and implement distributed control systems to operate devices such as particle accelerators, telescopes and other large scientific facilities.
traditionnoun	A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
mythol.noun	Abbreviation of mythology. [(countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.]