myth

myth englannista suomeksi

1. uskomus, myytti

0. Substantiivi

1. myytti, jumalaistaru

2. jumalaistarusto

3. myytti, uskomus

4. myytti

myth englanniksi

1. A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.

2. (quote-book)

3. Such stories as a genre.

'' Myth was the product of man's emotion and imagination, acted upon by his surroundings.'' (E. Clodd, ''Myths & Dreams'' (1885), 7, cited after OED)

4. A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.

(synonyms)

5. (RQ:Last Week Tonight) and (w). Come on! That last one is very real and it cannot be dismissed.

(ux)

6. A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend

''Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth.'' (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)

7. A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.

8. {{quote-text|en|year=1849|author=Edward Bulwer-Lytton|title=The Caxtons

9. (quote-video game)

10. An invented story, theory, or concept.

11. (nasal mutation of)