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Definition of Mythology
1. Noun. Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.
Examples of category: Annwfn, Annwn, Diffusion, Arjuna, Nibelung, Nibelung, Siegfried, Wayland, Wayland The Smith, Wieland, Teutonic Deity, Anglo-saxon Deity, Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild, Thunderbird
Member holonyms: Myth
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Classical Mythology, Norse Mythology
Derivative terms: Mythologic, Mythological, Mythologist, Mythologize
Member holonyms: Myth
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Classical Mythology, Norse Mythology
Derivative terms: Mythologic, Mythological, Mythologist, Mythologize
2. Noun. The study of myths.
Generic synonyms: Cultural Anthropology, Social Anthropology
Derivative terms: Mythologist, Mythologize
Derivative terms: Mythologist, Mythologize
Definition of Mythology
1. n. The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.
Definition of Mythology
1. Noun. (countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes. ¹
2. Noun. (countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution. ¹
3. Noun. (countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe. ¹
4. Noun. The systematic collection and study of myths. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mythology
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