mythological

[ mith-uh-loj-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌmɪθ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to mythology.

imaginary; fictitious.

Also myth·o·log·ic.

Origin of mythological

1605–15; < Late Latin mȳthologic(us) < Greek mȳthologikós (see mythology, -ic) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM mythological

myth·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb non·myth·o·log·ic, adjective non·myth·o·log·i·cal, adjective non·myth·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·myth·o·log·i·cal, adjective un·myth·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mythological

mythical mythological

Words nearby mythological

mythographer, mythography, mythoi, mythol., mythologem, mythological, mythologist, mythologize, mythology, mythomane, mythomania

Example sentences from the Web for mythological

If you play a life role as though it were a mythological game, there is vitality and wonder in it.

Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween |Joseph Campbell |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These two attitudes are proper with respect to all mythological beliefs.

Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween |Joseph Campbell |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Other Jewish candidates for inspiring Superman include the mythological Golem.

Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero |Rich Goldstein |August 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Just like mythological centaurs are half human and half horse, astronomical centaurs combine features of asteroids and comets.

Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings |Matthew R. Francis |April 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I really rejoiced in the absurdity of the story, of the mythology, the mythological structure in its absurdity.

The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation |David Samuels |November 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Mythological associations were called in aid of these fancies, as had been done in astrology.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) |Geoffrey Chaucer
Brahma had his mythological side as Brahm, apparently a development specially intended for his employment in myth.

An Introduction to Mythology |Lewis Spence
We might, moreover, have pointed out the care of Aristophanes to maintain this mythological propriety.

Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) |John Addington Symonds
His portrait painted by himself is in the Louvre, where are many of his mythological pictures.

A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture |Clara Erskine Clement
A link is thus supplied which carries back the history to the animistic and mythological periods, in this case, prehistoric.

Nature Mysticism |J. Edward Mercer

British Dictionary definitions for mythological

mythological

/ (ˌmɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to mythology

mythical

Derived forms of mythological

mythologically, adverb

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