mythomoteur

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noun

The constitutive myth that gives an ethnic group its sense of purpose.

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Meanings

nounmythomoteur (plural mythomoteurs)

plural mythomoteurs

  1. The constitutive myth that gives an ethnic group its sense of purpose.

Origin

French; first used in this context by Ramon d'Abadal i de Vinyals, and later taken up by John Armstrong in his book Nations before Nationalism.

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APA

mythomoteur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythomoteur

MLA

“mythomoteur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythomoteur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mythomoteur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythomoteur.

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