mythology
noun/mɪˈθɒlədʒi/
/mɪˈθɑːlədʒi/
(plural mythologies)
[uncountable, countable]- ancient myths in general; the ancient myths of a particular culture, society, etc.
- Narcissus was a character from Greek mythology.
- She has created her own mythology in the books.
- a study of the religions and mythologies of ancient Rome
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- popular
- personal
- national
- …
- enter
- create
- surround somebody/something
- in (a/the) mythology
- mythology about
- mythology of
- …
- ideas that many people think are true but that do not exist or are false
- the popular mythology that life begins at forty
Extra Examples- the mythology that surrounds the princess
- the national mythology of marriage and family
- Stories about ghosts in the cathedral have entered the mythology of the town.
- a mythology about how to get fit
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- popular
- personal
- national
- …
- enter
- create
- surround somebody/something
- in (a/the) mythology
- mythology about
- mythology of
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from French mythologie, or via late Latin from Greek muthologia, from muthos ‘myth’ + -logia (see -ology).
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