Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /mɪˈθɒlədʒi/
  • US:
    • IPA: /mɪˈθɑːlədʒi/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.mitoloji

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
  2. (countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
  3. (countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
  4. (uncountable) The systematic collection and study of myths.

Exempel

  • The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
  • This program to distinguish Austria from Germany was important to building a new Austria, but it also indirectly contributed to victim mythology by implying that participation in the Nazi war of conquest was antithetical to Austrian identity.
  • This tongue-in-cheek episode is especially fun for people who don’t take their “X-Files” mythology seriously.

Böjningsformer

Pluralmythologies

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