culture hero
Cultural Anthropol. and Mythology
noun
A (typically mythological) historical figure who embodies the culture of a particular society, and is frequently considered to have founded or shaped that culture; (also more generally) a person who is prominent or important within a particular culture.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The North American Review.
- postage-stamp currency
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- postal
- postal ballot
- postal car
- postal card
- postal clerk
- postal code
- postal currency
- postal district
- postal draft
- postal guide
- postalise
- postalize
- postally
- postal money order
- postal note
- postal order
- postal service
- postal station
- postal telegraph
- postal trade
- postal tube
- postal union
- post-alveolar