mythization

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noun

conversion into a myth

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Meanings

nounmythization (countable and uncountable, plural mythizations)

plural mythizations

  1. countableuncountableconversion into a myth

    Here a second form of myth arises: the mythization of explicitly human thoughts and creations.

    1945, William Arrowsmith, James Fearon Brown, Barbara Howes, The Chimera: a rough beast, volumes 4-5, page 5

Origin

From myth + -ization.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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