Definition of mythology
mythologies
1 : an allegorical narrative
2 : a body of myths: such asa : the myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular peopleb : mythos 2 cold war mythology
3 : a branch of knowledge that deals with myth
4 : a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something : myth 2a defective mythologies that ignore masculine depth of feeling — Robert Bly
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Examples of mythology in a Sentence
We have been studying ancient Greek mythology.
We compared the two cultures' mythologies.
There is a popular mythology that he discovered the cause of the disease by himself.
Recent Examples of mythology from the Web
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Once on the fringes, their jobs had become the centerpiece of Trump’s American mythology.
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Known locally as the Scholastic Bowl, the quiz tournament asks teams to answer questions about science, math, history, literature, mythology, geography, social science, current events, sports and popular culture.
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El Akkad demonstrates a profound understanding of the corrosive culture of civil war, the offenses that give rise to new hypocrisies and mythologies, translating terrorists into martyrs and acts of despair into feats of heroism.
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As with Cars Land at Disney California Adventure and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal parks, Pandora is an encompassing land that focuses on a single intellectual property and immerses visitors in its mythology.
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The snakes have been blamed for many human deaths and are infamous in African mythology, which contributes to their dangerous reputation.
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That film suggests both the deep and dreadful experience at the core of Lynch’s vision, the vast personal source of the mighty mythology of the series—and the artistic cost of its realization.
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However, parallel mythologies surround a number of other figures of the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Like many of the best parts of Marvel’s twist on Norse mythology, Malekith made his ink-and-paper debut during Walter Simonson’s seminal run on The Mighty Thor comic book in the ’80s.
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Origin and Etymology of mythology
French or Late Latin; French mythologie, from Late Latin mythologia interpretation of myths, from Greek, legend, myth, from mythologein to relate myths, from mythos + logos speech — more at legend
First Known Use: 1603
MYTHOLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
mythology
playDefinition of mythology for English Language Learners
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: the myths of a particular group or culture
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: ideas that are believed by many people but that are not true
MYTHOLOGY Defined for Kids
mythology
playDefinition of mythology for Students
mythologies
: a collection of myths Greek mythology
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