English Explanatory Dictionary

mythopoesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Creation of myth.

Word forms

mythopoesis mythopoeses

Etymology

Attested since 1882; mytho- + Latin poesis, based after Ancient Greek μυθοποίησις (muthopoíēsis).

Synonyms

mythopoeia mythopœia mythogenesis

Related words

mythopœsis mythopoiesis mythogenic mythopoeic
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