antimyth

A1N1T1I1M3Y4T1H4

noun

A belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounantimyth (plural antimyths)

plural antimyths

  1. human sciencesA belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.

    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
    1 more example

    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

Origin

Translations

Portuguese antimito
  • antimitoa belief or system that opposes a myth or myths
Cite this entry
APA

antimyth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimyth

MLA

“antimyth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimyth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimyth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimyth.

Source: antimyth on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.