mythopoetic
mythopoetic adjective: giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
Adjective
mythopoetic (comparative more mythopoetic, superlative most mythopoetic)
- Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
- Being a creative interpretation.
- Given the quality of a myth or a poem, used typically in opposition to a purely factual account.
- Nor is it, as poetry, concerned with any ultimate explanation of the product of mythopoetic fancy.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 46
- Of or relating to the mythopoetic men's movement.
- Darren Staloff's lecture Search for a Meaningful Past: Philosophies, Theories and Interpretations of Human History, The Teaching Company
"An example of the former, of the mythopoetic history, may be Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche, or Ecce Homo his own mythopoetic autobiography." - "To paraphrase Kelly (1994), we should not be surprised that Nature, having subjugated the bulk of inert matter on Earth, would go on to subjugate the mythopoetic narratives that are the basis of the moral codes that constitute this still culturally diverse world."2000, C A Bowers, Let Them Eat Data
- Darren Staloff's lecture Search for a Meaningful Past: Philosophies, Theories and Interpretations of Human History, The Teaching Company
mythopoetic meaning in Bengali
mythopoetic in Bengali
- পুরাণ সৃষ্টি সংক্রান্ত, পুরাণের উৎপত্তির সাথে সম্পর্কিত, সৃজনশীল ব্যাখ্যা হওয়া, কোনো পুরাণ, কবিতার গুণসম্পন্ন হওয়া
Synonyms of mythopoetic
Forms of mythopoetic
| comparative | more mythopoetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mythopoetic |
Origin of mythopoetic
From mytho- + poetic; since 1880.
Words formed from mythopoetic
Questions about mythopoetic
- What does mythopoetic mean?
- Mythopoetic means giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
- What is mythopoetic in Bengali?
- Mythopoetic in Bengali is পুরাণ সৃষ্টি সংক্রান্ত, পুরাণের উৎপত্তির সাথে সম্পর্কিত, সৃজনশীল ব্যাখ্যা হওয়া. See Mythopoetic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is mythopoetic?
- Mythopoetic is an adjective.
Words near mythopoetic in the dictionary
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