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Meaning
Noun
●
In Mythology:
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 of a people, etc.
●
Such
stories
as a genre.
●
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
real
ity.
●
A person or
thing
held
in
excessive
or quasi-religious
awe
or
admiration
based on
popular
legend
●
A person or
thing
existing
only in
imagination
, or whose
actual
existence
is not verifiable.
●
An
invented
story
,
theory
, or concept.
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Origin
myth
English
μῦθος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Misconception
Hoax
Falsehood
Fallacy
Story
Tale
Truism
Delusion
Notion
Legend
Narrative
Theory
Canard
Fantasy
Stereotype
Concept
Belief
Fable
Hypothesis
Fiction
Rumor
Folklore
Superstition
Mystery
Rumour
Tradition
Idea
Tragedy
Phenomenon
Illusion
Assumption
Dream
Religion
Cult
Ideology
Prophecy
Philosophy
Paradox
Ritual
Lore
Stories
History
Metaphor
Legends
Argument
Folktale
Conspiracy
Narratives
Trope
Discourse
Conspiracy Theory
Fairy Tale
Big Lie
Folk Etymology
More
Rhymes
Pith
Myth
Kith
Gith
Sith
With
Grith
Fifth
Width
Crith
Frith
Smith
Forthwith
Bara Brith
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