mythology
noun
a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person.
mythologies
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pluralof mythology.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Wifredo Lam,” organized by MoMA’s Christophe Cherix and Beverly Adams with Damasia Lacroze and Eva Caston, reveals the full scope of Lam’s esoteric fusion of myriad sources, symbols, mythologies and artistic styles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
“The more you look at her work, the more you see personal histories, mythologies, cultures and media, all interwoven into a totality of human experience,” says Michael Govan, chief executive and director of LACMA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Timothée Chalamet, for example, is hugely popular - but his most recent hits have been Dune and Wonka, which had their own existing fanbases and mythologies.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
It features more than one hundred objects that, as the exhibition description puts it, “mine the iconographies and mythologies embedded in everyday consumer culture.”
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
And as she read, America’s mythologies began to take on meaning, America’s tribalisms—race, ideology, and region—became clear.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
