mythos

[ mith-os, mahy-thos ]

/ ˈmɪθ ɒs, ˈmaɪ θɒs /

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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).

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of mythos

1745–55; <Greek mȳ́thos;see myth

Words nearby mythos

mythomane, mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic, mythopoetize, mythos, Mytilene, Mytishchi, myx-, myxadenoma, myxameba

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Of course, the prevailing mythos presents high school football as the ultimate builder of character.
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Music Box: An ornate music box that figures prominently into the Dark Shadows mythos.
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But for all of her comic relief, Blankenship became a tragic figure in the Mad Men mythos, dying silently at her desk.
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Yet still more striking than this, is the part which the dove plays in the Indian mythos of the birth of the Hindoo Saviour.
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The suggested area was not beyond the limits of the Greek mythos.
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Tis the old sweet mythos,the infant nourished at the fathers breast.
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Every human being has his invisible angel, says the mythos; both are different and yet resemble each other.
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Had she only lived earlier in the century she might easily have become the centre of a mythos.
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British Dictionary definitions for mythos

mythos

/ (ˈmaɪθɒs, ˈmɪθɒs) /

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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noun, plural myth·oi [mith-oi, mahy-thoi]. /ˈmɪθ ɔɪ, ˈmaɪ θɔɪ/.

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noun plural -thoi (-θɔɪ)