Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to euhemerism.
A consistent Euhemeristic interpretation of a poet's allusions to his own movements would often lead us to strange results.
1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 3, page 37Synonyms: euhemerist
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to euhemerism.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΕὐήμερος
- LatinEuhemerus
- Englisheuhemeristic
From euhemerist + -ic, from euhemerism, from Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros), an ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic who proposed most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which received supernatural characteristics only through retelling.
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Portuguese evemerista
- evemeristaof or relating to euhemerism
Swedish euhemeristisk
- euhemeristiskof or relating to euhemerism
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