mythology

American  

[mi-thol-uh-jee] / mɪˈθɒl ə dʒi /

noun

plural

mythologies

1. a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person.

   Greek mythology.

2. myths collectively.

3. the science or study of myths.

4. a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered.

   the Fascist mythology of the interwar years.

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mythology British  

/ mɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. a body of myths, esp one associated with a particular culture, institution, person, etc

2. a body of stories about a person, institution, etc

   the mythology of Hollywood

3. myths collectively

4. the study or collecting of myths

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mythology Cultural  

1. The body of myths belonging to a culture. Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes. They often account for the basic aspects of existence — explaining, for instance, how the Earth was created, why people have to die, or why the year is divided into seasons. Classical mythology — the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans — has had an enormous influence on European and American culture.

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Etymology

Origin of mythology

1375–1425; late Middle English mythologie < Late Latin mȳthologia < Greek mȳthología. See mytho-, -logy

Example Sentences

French-American author Lauren Elkin, who writes on art and culture, said a mythology pervaded that she was "this reclusive spinster that never left her house and lived at home with her cat making her paintings".

From BBC

Some have also pointed out that Konnakol's album art, showing half of Zayn's face merged with a snow leopard's, is also a symbol that links back to South Asian mythology.

From BBC

“And we want him to be big and strong. We’re learning about mythology in school. I think we should name the skunk after the biggest, strongest Nordic god. We should name him Thor.”

From Literature

After all, according to Babylonian mythology, the original Tiamat was the mother dragon who had created the world.

From Literature

Taking the mythology of these airplanes and applying that to the mythology that we create about adults in our lives is something that I hope people really feel in this movie.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• belief
• legend
• lore
• tradition