mythos

[mith-os, mahy-thos]

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noun, plural myth·oi

[mith-oi, mahy-thoi] /ˈmɪθ ɔɪ, ˈmaɪ θɔɪ/.

the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.
myth(def 1).
mythology(def 1).

Origin of mythos

1745–55; < Greek mȳ́thos; see myth

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Related Words for mythos

adage, belief, custom, doctrine, enlightenment, erudition, experience, fable, folklore, information, knowledge, learning, legend, myth, mythology, saga, saw, saying, scholarship, science

Examples from the Web for mythos

Contemporary Examples of mythos

Music Box: An ornate music box that figures prominently into the Dark Shadows mythos.
‘Dark Shadows’ for Dummies or a Glossary of Key Names and Places
Jace Lacob
May 11, 2012
But for all of her comic relief, Blankenship became a tragic figure in the Mad Men mythos, dying silently at her desk.
Mad Men's 12 Most Memorable Moments
Jace Lacob
October 18, 2010

Historical Examples of mythos

The suggested area was not beyond the limits of the Greek mythos.
Opuscula
Robert Gordon Latham
This mythos is still prevalent, though abused for the most atrocious purposes.
Religion In The Heavens
Logan Mitchell
Had she only lived earlier in the century she might easily have become the centre of a mythos.
Famous Women: George Sand
Bertha Thomas
To facilitate allusion to the braggadocio, or the extravagant in observation, the mythos of Iagoo is added to his vocabulary.
The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians
Henry R. Schoolcraft
Every human being has his invisible angel, says the mythos; both are different and yet resemble each other.
O. T.
Hans Christian Andersen

British Dictionary definitions for mythos

mythos

noun plural -thoi (-θɔɪ)

the complex of beliefs, values, attitudes, etc, characteristic of a specific group or society
another word for myth, mythology

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