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myth /miTH/ noun 1. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically
by IAmBroom 11mo ago
myth /miTH/ noun
1. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
2. a widely held but false belief or idea.
You can redefine words if you want, but don't pretend your definitions are useful for clear communication with others.
- quesera 11mo agoYou can find definitions that suit your needs if you like, but it does not change the meaning of the word. A mythology is not necessarily untrue, although they do have a tendency toward expansiveness, which has a coincident trend toward favored interpretations. But the ultimate truthiness (if it can be measured at all) is neither requirement nor disqualification, vis a vis being a mythology.
- 1718627440 11mo agoA myth != mythology. Other people were discussing myth, you started talking about mythology. The words of course have a common origin.