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Noun(1) a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people(2) a traditional story accepted as history(3) serves to explain the world view of a people(4) fictitious story(5) often ancient

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(1) One well-known myth about Dionysus concerns the invention of wine.(2) the heroes of Greek myth(3) One Palauan myth recounts the story of a magical breadfruit tree that the child of the sun provided for his human mother.(4) nobody had ever heard of Simon's mysterious friendu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00c2Anna said he was a myth(5) Pati demolishes the myth of a monolithic Christianity by presenting the details of the rebellion of the Mundas of Gangpur, a princely state.(6) Another similar myth is the story of Cybele and Attis.(7) It is widely regarded as a myth , but could it actually be true?(8) The obvious answer is that this new meme spread so fast because it piggybacks with a very old meme, the myth of Christian persecution.(9) This chapter should help to dispel the popular myth of u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510genetic determinismu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb, the view that our genes determine our phenotype.(10) In a neat twist, the myth is now so widely believed that many people really are changing their behaviour as a result.(11) The proposed link between the grail episode and early Celtic myth was not the only suggestion put forward to explain the grail.(12) Let them think the story, this story, is a myth , a legend, an embroidered tale.(13) The myth consists in the belief that only deflation entails unequal and arbitrary burdens for the citizens.(14) The Thais had a traditional creation myth before the arrival of the Buddhist religion.(15) And then the third one, the Christian myth about perfectibility not here and now in this world, but in some future time and place.(16) Of course it was a myth , but the idea gave people hope.
Related Words
(1) urban myth
Synonyms
Noun
2. folk story
3. legend
4. tale
5. story
6. fable
7. saga
8. mythos
9. lore
10. folklore
11. mythology


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

about preserving the myth of her
virginity before the wedding.

about preserving the MYTH of her virginity before the wedding.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 24


I'm pretty sure that's a myth,
let me check.

I'm pretty sure that's a MYTH, let me check.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 22


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