antimyth
antimyth noun: a belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.
Noun
antimyth (plural antimyths)
- A belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.
- On a deeper level, Stivers believes, there is "an underlying commonality" to myth and ritual of traditional societies and the antimyth of modern, technological society.1996, John R. Maier, Desert Songs, page 86
- Indeed, one way of reading this is not as a myth, but as an antimyth, intended to limit further mythic development.2004, Howard Schwartz, Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism
Forms of antimyth
| plural | antimyths |
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Origin of antimyth
From anti- + myth.
Questions about antimyth
- What does antimyth mean?
- Antimyth means a belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.
- What part of speech is antimyth?
- Antimyth is a noun.
- What is the plural of antimyth?
- The plural of antimyth is antimyths.
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