mythopoeist

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noun

A mythmaker.

OriginAncient Greek μυθοποίησις →
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Meanings

nounmythopoeist (plural mythopoeists)

plural mythopoeists

  1. rareA mythmaker.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mythmaker

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμυθοποιώ“to mythmake”
  2. Ancient Greekμυθοποίησις“mythmaking”
  3. Englishmythopoeist

From Ancient Greek μυθοποίησις (muthopoíēsis, “mythmaking”), from Ancient Greek μυθοποιώ (muthopoiṓ, “to mythmake”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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