mythopoiesis

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mytho- +‎ -poiesis,[1] since 1936.

Noun[edit]

mythopoiesis (usually uncountable, plural mythopoieses)

  1. (mythology) the creation of myth.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “mythopoesis, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=mythopoiesis&oldid=76884378"