mythopoeia

[ mith-uh-pee-uh ]

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noun

a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.

mythopoeia

/ ˌmɪθəpəʊˈiːsɪs; ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːə /

noun

the composition or making of myths

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mythopoeia¹

1955–60; < Late Latin < Greek mȳthopoiía making of fables, invention, equivalent to mȳtho- mytho- + -poiia ( poi ( eîn ) to make + -ia noun suffix)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mythopoeia¹

C19: from Greek, from muthopoiein, from muthos myth + poiein to make

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Example Sentences

HE has reached a stage of culture where such mythopoeia has become impossible.

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