mythopoeicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmɪθəˈpiɪk/

Forms: 1800s– mythopeic (irregular), 1800s– mythopoeic.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μυθοποιία , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μυθοποιία mythopoeia n. + -ic suffix.

That creates or gives rise to a myth or myths; of, relating to, or characterized by the creation of myths.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective] > relating to the creation of myth

mythopoeic1846

mythologizing1867

mythopoetic1880

mythopoietic1887

mythicizing1893

mythopoetical1900

mythogenic1958

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 472 The mythopœic fertility of the Greeks.

1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ix. 376 The mythopœic age is the period of primitive unconscious childhood and barbarism.

1909 Glasgow Herald 8 Jan. 6/4 Quite unconsciously to himself the mythopoeic, dramatising faculties set to work.

1947 D. Stauffer in Eng. Inst. Ess. 1947 (1948) 33 His language here approximates Wordsworth at his most philosophically mythopoeic.

1993 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 16/6 These entries are never less than full, but vary in length..: those concerning mythopoeic fish, such as the carp, conger or pike, are naturally more extensive and complex.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mythopoeic
释义	mythopoeicadj. Brit. /ˌmɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɪθəˈpiɪk/ Forms: 1800s– mythopeic (irregular), 1800s– mythopoeic. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μυθοποιία , -ic suffix. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μυθοποιία mythopoeia n. + -ic suffix. That creates or gives rise to a myth or myths; of, relating to, or characterized by the creation of myths. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > [adjective] > relating to the creation of myth mythopoeic1846 mythologizing1867 mythopoetic1880 mythopoietic1887 mythicizing1893 mythopoetical1900 mythogenic1958 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 472 The mythopœic fertility of the Greeks. 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ix. 376 The mythopœic age is the period of primitive unconscious childhood and barbarism. 1909 Glasgow Herald 8 Jan. 6/4 Quite unconsciously to himself the mythopoeic, dramatising faculties set to work. 1947 D. Stauffer in Eng. Inst. Ess. 1947 (1948) 33 His language here approximates Wordsworth at his most philosophically mythopoeic. 1993 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 16/6 These entries are never less than full, but vary in length..: those concerning mythopoeic fish, such as the carp, conger or pike, are naturally more extensive and complex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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