mythopoeia
[ mith-uh-pee-uh ]
/ ˌmɪθ əˈpi ə /
noun
a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.
Origin of mythopoeia
1955–60; < Late Latin < Greek
mȳthopoiía making of fables, invention, equivalent to
mȳtho-
mytho- +
-poiia (
poi(eîn) to make +
-ia noun suffix)
Words nearby mythopoeia
mythologist,
mythologize,
mythology,
mythomane,
mythomania,
mythopoeia,
mythopoeic,
mythopoetize,
mythos,
mytilene,
mytishchi
British Dictionary definitions for mythopoeia
mythopoeia
mythopoesis (ˌmɪθəpəʊˈiːsɪs)
/ (ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːə) /
noun
the composition or making of myths
Word Origin for mythopoeia
C19: from Greek, from
muthopoiein, from
muthos myth +
poiein to make