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I will say that adapting a character like Da Vinci really wasn't that dissimilar from doing Batman or Superman. Because all three of these guys are really iconic figures, and yes, Da Vinci was historical, but there's clearly been a lot of mythmaking about him, and a lot of things have been attributed to him that may or may not have happened.
David S. Goyer

Meaning of "mythmaking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MYTHMAKING

mythmaking  [ˈmɪθˌmeɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYTHMAKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mythmaking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MYTHMAKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mythmaking

Mythopoeia

Mythopoeia is a narrative genre in modern literature and film where a fictional mythology is created by the writer of prose or other fiction. This meaning of the word mythopoeia follows its use by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1930s. The authors in this genre integrate traditional mythological themes and archetypes into fiction.

Definition of mythmaking in the English dictionary

The definition of mythmaking in the dictionary is the practice of creating myths.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYTHMAKING


boilermaking
ˈbɔɪləˌmeɪkɪŋ
brickmaking
ˈbrɪkˌmeɪkɪŋ
cabinet-making
ˈkæbɪnɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ
decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
film-making
ˈfɪlmˌmeɪkɪŋ
glass-making
ˈɡlɑːsˌmeɪkɪŋ
homemaking
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkɪŋ
lawmaking
ˈlɔːˌmeɪkɪŋ
lovemaking
ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ
matchmaking
ˈmætʃˌmeɪkɪŋ
merrymaking
ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
moviemaking
ˈmuːvɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
pacemaking
ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkɪŋ
papermaking
ˈpeɪpərˌmeɪkɪŋ
peacemaking
ˈpiːsˌmeɪkɪŋ
platemaking
ˈpleɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ
playmaking
ˈpleɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
printmaking
ˈprɪntˌmeɪkɪŋ
roadmaking
ˈrəʊdˌmeɪkɪŋ
tool-making
ˈtuːlˌmeɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYTHMAKING

mythicisation
mythicise
mythiciser
mythicism
mythicist
mythicization
mythicize
mythicizer
mythist
mythmaker
mythogeneses
mythogenesis
mythographer
mythography
mythoi
mythologer
mythologian
mythologic
mythological
mythologically

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYTHMAKING

baking
banking
braking
breaking
breathtaking
English-speaking
freaking
ground-breaking
heartbreaking
in a manner of speaking
in the making
making
money-making
public speaking
record-breaking
sneaking
soaking
speaking
taking
undertaking
waking

Synonyms and antonyms of mythmaking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mythmaking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYTHMAKING

Find out the translation of mythmaking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mythmaking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mythmaking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神秘假象
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la creación de mitos
570 millions of speakers

English

mythmaking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mythmaking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صناعة الأسطورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мифотворчество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mythmaking
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mythmaking
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la fabrication des mythes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mythmaking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mythenbildung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mythmaking
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mythmaking
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mythmaking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mythmaking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுயபுராணங்களாகவே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंतकथा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahteleştirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mitopoiesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mitów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міфотворчість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mituri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυθοπλασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mythmaking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mytbildning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mythmaking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mythmaking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYTHMAKING»

The term «mythmaking» is normally little used and occupies the 115.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYTHMAKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mythmaking

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QUOTES WITH «MYTHMAKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mythmaking.
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David S. Goyer
I will say that adapting a character like Da Vinci really wasn't that dissimilar from doing Batman or Superman. Because all three of these guys are really iconic figures, and yes, Da Vinci was historical, but there's clearly been a lot of mythmaking about him, and a lot of things have been attributed to him that may or may not have happened.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYTHMAKING»

Discover the use of mythmaking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mythmaking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier
" --Library Journal "A brilliant, original, and stimulating book, America's Kingdom rewrites the history of America's relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Robert Vitalis, 2007
2
Millennial Mythmaking: Essays on the Power of Science ...
"These nine essays from a variety of disciplines expand upon the writings of Joseph Campbell.
John Perlich, David Whitt, 2009
3
Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture
Schroeder's detailed and scholarly analysis directly engages key images and stories about Johnson (such as the Faustian crossroads exchange of his soul for guitar virtuosity), navigating the many competing interpretations that swirl around ...
Patricia R. Schroeder, 2004
4
M.I.A., Or, Mythmaking in America
But as H. Bruce Franklin demonstrates in his startling investigation, there is no plausible basis for the belief in live POWs.
H. Bruce Franklin, 1993
5
Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel
Placing the story in a larger historical, sociological, and psychological context, Ben-Yehuda draws upon theories of collective memory and mythmaking to analyze Masada’s crucial role in the nation-building process of modern Israel and the ...
Nachman Ben-Yehuda, 1996
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M.I.A., or, Mythmaking in America
Explores why the belief in the existence of live POWs in Southeast Asia has exercised a profound influence on American life
Howard Bruce Franklin, 1992
7
Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition
Essays focusing on some of the ways in which myths have been made, and made to function, in the rich cultural history of India from the dawn of history through to the present day.
Julia Leslie, 2014
8
Mythmaking in the New Russia: Politics and Memory During the ...
Kathleen E. Smith examines the use of collective memories in Russian politics during the Yeltsin years, surveying the various issues that became battlegrounds for contending notions of what it means to be Russian.
Kathleen E. Smith, 2002
9
The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the ...
Questioning the circumstances surrounding Cook's so-called divinity - or apotheosis - and his death, Gananath Obeyesekere debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western ...
Gananath Obeyesekere, 1997
10
Slaying the Dragon: Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition
InSlaying the Dragon: Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition, Bernard Batto argues that biblical authors, like other ancient Near East authors, used mythic traditions in composing their works.
Bernard Frank Batto, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYTHMAKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mythmaking is used in the context of the following news items.
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J-Bay Open Surf in South Africa: Shark “Attack”, Mick Fanning and …
To subsequently convey the impression that this was a battle between man and beast involves a good deal of mythmaking. Humans have an ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
2
Foreword to The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of …
... the power of the “irrational,” their focus on individual alienation as opposed to class exploitation, and their celebration of utopian mythmaking. «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
3
Mythmaking in Modern Times
S. S. Rajamouli's special-effects stuffed historical epic, Baahubali, seemed the right film to resurrect the Sunday morning show tradition. In the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
How ISIS and the War on Terror influenced summer movie …
... positively about the future, as opposed to the dystopian mythmaking that has marked so much of pop culture since at least the 9/11 attacks. «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Forward to The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of …
... the power of the “irrational,” their focus on individual alienation as opposed to class exploitation, and their celebration of utopian mythmaking. «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
6
William Saletan on GMO myths in Slate
Saletan's piece is not only an entertaining and a well-researched tour de force of the history of mythmaking about biotech crops, his defense of ... «Biofortified Blog, Jul 15»
7
The Sky Below: Walking the line that divides
... new work that has challenged seventy years of nationalist mythmaking.” The myths Dalrymple refers to are the populist histories of Partition in ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
8
The 6 biggest myths about the Iran nuclear deal
The Iran deal mythmaking predates the Iran deal itself. When the actual agreement was still but a glint in the negotiating team's eye, it had ... «Vox, Jul 15»
9
'Pimp C's Trill Life Story' Is Tough to Put Down
Mythmaking is part of writing a biography. Whatever research you've dedicated to certain stories or tall tales, the more the myth grows. In the ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
10
Audigier was best known for Ed Hardy
But it was in the United States that he applied his talent for mythmaking and bombast most successfully. “I was dreaming all my life of America, ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»

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