mythopoeic

[ mith-uh-pee-ik ]

/ ˌmɪθ əˈpi ɪk /

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Definition of mythopoeic

adjective

of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.

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Also myth·o·po·et·ic

[mith-uh-poh-et-ik]. /ˌmɪθ ə poʊˈɛt ɪk/.

Origin of mythopoeic

1840–50; <Greek mȳthopoi(ós) making tales (mȳtho-mytho- + -poios making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM mythopoeic

myth·o·poe·ism, nounmyth·o·poe·ist, noun

Words nearby mythopoeic

mythologize, mythology, mythomane, mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic, mythopoetize, mythos, Mytilene, Mytishchi, myx-

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How to use mythopoeic in a sentence

Even down to 1750, the ballads on Rob Roy's sons are more or less mythopoeic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
At work in Ogilvies thought is a conception of the mythopoeic function of the earliest poets whose names have come down to us.
An Essay on the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients|John Ogilvie
What, however, I do not know, is the extent to which the mythopoeic faculty was developed in him.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Symonds treats it as an allegory in harmony with the mythopoeic genius of Greek poetry.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg

The believer reasoned from his own prejudiced and mythopoeic conception of people whom he disliked.
Magic and Religion|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for mythopoeic

mythopoeic

/ (ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the composition of myths; productive of myths

Derived forms of mythopoeic

mythopoeism, nounmythopoeist, noun

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