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(n)
(countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
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(adj)
(by extension) Not real; false or fabricated.
(colloquial) Amazing, epic, legendary.
A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
An account of real or fictional events.
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
Alternative spelling of fairy tale. [A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.]
British, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.
(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
British standard spelling of pretense.
(countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.
Mitochondrial disease.
The Holy Grail.
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
Of or relating to narration.
(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
A mistaken belief, a wrong idea.
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
A lie or falsehood.
Of, or relating to myths or mythology.
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
The production or composing of myths.
(N)
a 1957 book by Roland Barthes.
Someone or something that mythologizes.
Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
(logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.
That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
(v)
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.
A person who originates a myth.
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
A self-evident or obvious truth.
The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
The state of being actual or real; realness.
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
Conversion into a myth.
An incorrect perception.
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
(transitive) To make (something or someone) into a myth; to create a legend about.
Misspelling of dispel. [(transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.]
(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
(derogatory) False history.
A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
(slang, dated, countable) Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
A depiction of a myth in literature or the arts.
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
"Stereotypes" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur and is the opening track to their fourth studio album, The Great Escape.
(mythology) Of or pertaining to mythology
(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
an American comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
Something actual as opposed to invented.
(archaic except poetic) Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
Empty verbiage or nonsense.
(Australia, slang) A rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story.
Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.
(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
an erroneous belief
The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.