monomyth
/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)mɪθ/noun
An archetypal myth; a theme that underlies a number of superficially different myths.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in James Joyce (1882–1941), writer. From mono- + myth.
- countertenor
- counterterrorism
- counterterrorist
- countertop
- countertrade
- countertransference
- countervail
- countervailing duty
- countervalue
- counterweigh
- counterweight
- countess
- countess palatine
- countess-ship
- counthood
- countian
- counting
- counting house
- counting-out pen
- countless
- countly
- count noses
- count noun
- count one's blessings
- count (or watch or pinch) the (or your) pennies