Words Like MYTH
We have put together a list of words that are similar to MYTH.
1 Alternative Words Similar to myth
8 definitions of myth
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In a looser sense, an invented story; something purely fabulous or having no existence in fact; an imaginary or fictitious individual or object: as, his wealthy relative was a mere myth; his having gone to Paris is a myth. Myth is thus often used as a euphemism for falsehood or lie.
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A landmark for directing the course of a vessel through a channel, or along a dangerous shore.
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An abbreviation of mythological, mythology.
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A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
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such stories as a genre
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A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
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A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend
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a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people