Mythology Definition

mĭ-thŏlə-jē
mythologies
noun
A body or collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors, and heroes.
American Heritage
A book of or about myths.
Webster's New World
The science or study of myths.
Webster's New World
Myths collectively; esp., all the myths of a specific people or about a specific being.
Webster's New World
(countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
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mythology
Plural:
mythologies

Origin of Mythology

  • First attested in English in 1412. From Middle French mythologie, from Latin mythologia, from Ancient Greek μυθολογία (muthologia, “legend") μυθολογέω (muthologeō, “I tell tales"), from μυθολόγος (muthologos, “legend"), from μῦθος (muthos, “story") + λέγω (legō, “I say").

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  • French mythologie from Late Latin mȳthologia from Greek mūthologiā story-telling mūthos story logos saying –logy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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