Myth
Myth noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.
Usage example: over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth
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Synonyms for Myth
Mythology is a synonym for myth in knowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Mythology" instead a noun "Myth".
Mythology
Mythology noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.
Usage example: Ares is the god of war in Greek mythology
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Synonyms for Mythology
Nearby Word: mythological
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How words are described
| human | human myth | human mythology |
| common | common myth | common mythology |
| original | original myth | original mythology |
| native | native myth | native mythology |
| Other adjectives: popular, actual, entire, real, famous, religious, mixed, classic, Christian, Indian, western, greek, roman, Arabic, Germanic, Egyptian, Buddhist, Shinto. | ||
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