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单词 mythology
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mythology

[ mi-thol-uh-jee ]
/ mɪˈθɒl ə dʒi /
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noun, plural my·thol·o·gies.

a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person: Greek mythology.
myths collectively.
the science or study of myths.
a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered: the Fascist mythology of the interwar years.

Origin of mythology

1375–1425; late Middle English mythologie<Late Latin mȳthologia<Greek mȳthología.See mytho-, -logy

Words nearby mythology

mythol., mythologem, mythological, mythologist, mythologize, mythology, mythomane, mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic, mythopoetize
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British Dictionary definitions for mythology

mythology
/ (mɪˈθɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a body of myths, esp one associated with a particular culture, institution, person, etc
a body of stories about a person, institution, etcthe mythology of Hollywood
myths collectively
the study or collecting of myths
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for mythology

mythology

The body of myths belonging to a culture. Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes. They often account for the basic aspects of existence — explaining, for instance, how the Earth was created, why people have to die, or why the year is divided into seasons. Classical mythology — the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans — has had an enormous influence on European and American culture.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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