monomythn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)mɪθ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌmɪθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, myth n.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + myth n.In quot. 1929, perhaps simply a punning blend of monument n. and monolith n.

An archetypal myth; a theme that underlies a number of superficially different myths.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [noun] > a mythical story or myth > type of

creation story1860

creation myth1863

sun myth1865

solar myth1870

nature myth1871

just-so story1897

monomyth1929

FOAF1989

1929 J. Joyce Contin. Work in Progress in transition No. 18. 229 And his monomyth! Ah ho! Say no more about it!

1949 J. Campbell Hero with Thousand Faces 30 The standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented in the rites of passage: separation—initiation—return: which might be named the nuclear unit of the monomyth.

1977 I. Asimov in R. Jewett & J. S. Lawrence Amer. Monomyth p. xv The myth stands almost alone—hence monomyth, the single story we do deeply believe in.

1988 D. Bentley in G. Lynch & D. Rampton Canad. Ess. (1991) 322 A structuralist belief in the existence of a monomyth that is merely elaborated in local and idiosyncratic ways which are of vastly less importance than the pattern that underlies them.

1990 Mythlore 63 20/1 Part of the strength of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes from Baum's use of one of the oldest and most prevalent patterns available to writers—that of the monomyth—which he blends with his intuitive knowledge of ageless aspects of the human psyche.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monomyth
释义	monomythn. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)mɪθ/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌmɪθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, myth n. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + myth n.In quot. 1929, perhaps simply a punning blend of monument n. and monolith n. An archetypal myth; a theme that underlies a number of superficially different myths. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [noun] > a mythical story or myth > type of creation story1860 creation myth1863 sun myth1865 solar myth1870 nature myth1871 just-so story1897 monomyth1929 FOAF1989 1929 J. Joyce Contin. Work in Progress in transition No. 18. 229 And his monomyth! Ah ho! Say no more about it! 1949 J. Campbell Hero with Thousand Faces 30 The standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented in the rites of passage: separation—initiation—return: which might be named the nuclear unit of the monomyth. 1977 I. Asimov in R. Jewett & J. S. Lawrence Amer. Monomyth p. xv The myth stands almost alone—hence monomyth, the single story we do deeply believe in. 1988 D. Bentley in G. Lynch & D. Rampton Canad. Ess. (1991) 322 A structuralist belief in the existence of a monomyth that is merely elaborated in local and idiosyncratic ways which are of vastly less importance than the pattern that underlies them. 1990 Mythlore 63 20/1 Part of the strength of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes from Baum's use of one of the oldest and most prevalent patterns available to writers—that of the monomyth—which he blends with his intuitive knowledge of ageless aspects of the human psyche. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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