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mythos

[ mith-os, mahy-thos ]

/ ˈmɪθ ɒs, ˈmaɪ θɒs /

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noun, plural myth·oi [mith-oi, mahy-thoi] /ˈmɪθ ɔɪ, ˈmaɪ θɔɪ/.

the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.

myth(def 1).

mythology(def 1).

Origin of mythos

1745–55; < Greek mȳ́thos; see myth

Words nearby mythos

mythomane, mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic, mythopoetize, mythos, mytilene, mytishchi, myx-, myxadenoma, myxameba

Example sentences from the Web for mythos

Music Box: An ornate music box that figures prominently into the Dark Shadows mythos.

‘Dark Shadows’ for Dummies or a Glossary of Key Names and Places |Jace Lacob |May 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But for all of her comic relief, Blankenship became a tragic figure in the Mad Men mythos, dying silently at her desk.

Mad Men's 12 Most Memorable Moments |Jace Lacob |October 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
To facilitate allusion to the braggadocio, or the extravagant in observation, the mythos of Iagoo is added to his vocabulary.

The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians |Henry R. Schoolcraft
Every human being has his invisible angel, says the mythos; both are different and yet resemble each other.

O. T. |Hans Christian Andersen

This mythos is still prevalent, though abused for the most atrocious purposes.

Religion In The Heavens |Logan Mitchell
The suggested area was not beyond the limits of the Greek mythos.

Opuscula |Robert Gordon Latham
Had she only lived earlier in the century she might easily have become the centre of a mythos.

Famous Women: George Sand |Bertha Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for mythos

mythos

/ (ˈmaɪθɒs, ˈmɪθɒs) /

noun plural -thoi (-θɔɪ)

the complex of beliefs, values, attitudes, etc, characteristic of a specific group or society

another word for myth, mythology