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I think the '60s were an extraordinary time. I feel bad for the kids today who missed this wonderful confluence, which was simultaneously a confluence of the global and the mythological.
Peter Coyote

Meaning of "mythological" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MYTHOLOGICAL

mythological  [ˌmɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYTHOLOGICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mythological is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MYTHOLOGICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mythological

Mythology

The term mythology can refer either to a collection of myths or to the study of myths. A mythology, in the sense of a collection of myths, is an important feature of many cultures. According to Alan Dundes, a myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind assumed their present form, although, in a very broad sense, the word can refer to any traditional story. Bruce Lincoln defines myth as "ideology in narrative form". Myths may arise as either truthful depictions or overelaborated accounts of historical events, as allegory for or personification of natural phenomena, or as an explanation of ritual. They are used to convey religious or idealized experience, to establish behavioral models, and to teach. Modern mythopoeia such as fantasy novels, manga, and urban legend, with many competing artificial mythoi acknowledged as fiction, supports the idea of myth as a modern, not just ancient, social practice. Mythology, in the sense of the study of myths, dates back to antiquity. Early rival classifications of Greek mythos by Euhemerus, Plato's Phaedrus, and Sallustius were developed by the neoplatonists and revived by Renaissance mythographers.

Definition of mythological in the English dictionary

The definition of mythological in the dictionary is of or relating to mythology. Other definition of mythological is mythical.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYTHOLOGICAL


archaeological
ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
biological
ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
chronological
ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
ecological
ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
genealogical
ˌdʒiːnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
geological
ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
histological
ˌhɪstəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
hydrological
ˌhaɪdrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
ideological
ˌaɪdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
logical
ˈlɒdʒɪkəl
meteorological
ˌmiːtɪərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
methodological
ˌmeθədəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
morphological
ˌmɔːfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
neurological
ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
pathological
ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
pharmacological
ˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
physiological
ˌfɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
psychological
ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
technological
ˌtɛknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl
theological
ˌθɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYTHOLOGICAL

mythogeneses
mythogenesis
mythographer
mythography
mythoi
mythologer
mythologian
mythologic
mythologically
mythologies
mythologisation
mythologise
mythologiser
mythologist
mythologization
mythologize
mythologizer
mythology
mythomane
mythomania

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYTHOLOGICAL

anthropological
archeological
astrological
chemical
epidemiological
geomorphological
histopathological
illogical
immunological
liturgical
magical
metallurgical
microbiological
mineralogical
pedagogical
phraseological
radiological
surgical
topological
toxicological
zoological

Synonyms and antonyms of mythological in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MYTHOLOGICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mythological» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mythological

Translation of «mythological» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYTHOLOGICAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

神话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mitológico
570 millions of speakers

English

mythological
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पौराणिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسطورية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мифологический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mitológico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৌরাণিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mythologique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mitos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mythologisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神話の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mitologi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về thần thoại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புராண
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पौराणिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mitolojik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mitologico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mitologiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міфологічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mitologic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυθολογικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mitologiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mytologiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mytologiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mythological

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYTHOLOGICAL»

The term «mythological» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.509 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYTHOLOGICAL» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «MYTHOLOGICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mythological.
1
Henry Cavill
Certainly, for younger guys, Superman is this mythological character that they've thought about and explored in their imaginations... But one thing I really like about Superman fans is that they're so open-minded and excited and honest. There's something beautiful about their enjoyment of it - something very Superman-like.
2
John Clayton
Could the one whom Christians worship be merely a mythological creation, or is he real? These questions have exercised many great minds and have been the dominant issue in New Testament studies during this century.
3
Peter Coyote
I think the '60s were an extraordinary time. I feel bad for the kids today who missed this wonderful confluence, which was simultaneously a confluence of the global and the mythological.
4
Mark Frost
The superhero genre speaks to a vast swath of humanity these days, and studios are in the business of constantly renewing their money-printing licenses. I sense we're nearing a saturation point with some of these icons, where it becomes more about the action figures and Happy Meals than it does the mythological heartbeat of the core ideas.
5
Nick Moran
Someone told me about drama schools, and they seemed like mythological places - you can really go and be in drama classes all day? I inadvertently entered into this world where people wore bicycle clips and did song-and-dance routines in the corridors.
6
Azar Nafisi
Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose.
7
Rick Riordan
I've been reading Greek mythology since I was a kid. I also taught it when I was a sixth grade teacher, so I knew a lot of mythological monsters already. Sometimes I still use books and Web sites to research, though. Every time I research Greek mythology, I learn something new!
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Rick Riordan
To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children for much the same reason. These gods and heroes may have powers, but they get angry and they do the wrong thing. They are human too.
9
Ravi Shankar
My secret ambition was always to provide music for animation films: something with an Indian theme, either a fairy tale or mythological tale or on the Krishna theme. I still have a very deep desire, but these sorts of chances don't always come.
10
Charles Soule
Specifically with respect to the Inhumans, they are almost a mythological creation in and of themselves - the way they work, the way they operate, the fact that they're royalty - and they've always been involved with a lot of the big cosmos events that Marvel has done.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYTHOLOGICAL»

Discover the use of mythological in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mythological and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures: 1,087 ...
Drawing on fifty centuries of human history, this encyclopedic collection of images is filled with demons, monsters, animal-gods, totemic figures, and other supernatural beasts from the darker realms of man's imagination.
Richard Huber, 2013
2
Daily News, Eternal Stories: The Mythological Role of Journalism
Through an insightful exploration of hundreds of New York Times articles, award-winning professor and former journalist Jack Lule reveals mythical themes in reporting on topics from terrorist hijackings to Huey Newton, from Mother Teresa to ...
Jack Lule, 2001
3
Introducing the Mythological Crescent: Ancient Beliefs and ...
There is a broad cultural region with related traditions of mythical beliefs interconnected by long-term contacts during prehistoric times.
Harald Haarmann, 2008
4
Mystical and Mythological Explanatory Works of Assyrian and ...
The cuneiform writings of early Mesopotamia have generally been viewed by the modern world as both esoteric and obscure; to the scholars of ancient Assyria and Babylon, however, these works not only were comprehensible, but provided insight ...
Alasdair Livingstone, 1986
5
Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur: A Mythological Dating Guide
In Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur, Francesca Lia Block provides a guide to this often-treacherous terrain, classifying all those mystifying men and women into various types of mythical forest fauna-Fauns and Werewolves, Mermaids and Banshees.
Francesca Lia Block, 2009
6
New Mythological Figures in Spanish Cinema: Dissident Bodies ...
In the 1970s, especially after Franco's death in 1975, Spanish cinema was bursting at the seams.
Pietsie Feenstra, 2011
7
The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems
The vibrant Old Norse poems in this 13th-century collection recapture the ancient oral traditions of the Norsemen.
‎2012
8
The Cabinet of Eros: Renaissance Mythological Painting and ...
Using these paintings as an exemplary case, and drawing on other important examples made by Giorgione in Venice and by Titian and Michelangelo for the Duke of Ferrara, Stephen Campbell explores the function of the mythological image within ...
Stephen John Campbell, 2004
9
Mythological and Fantastic Creatures
418 black-and-white illustrations range from prehistoric pictographs and medieval gargoyles to nightmarish visions — fish with human legs, birds with human faces, haunting masks from Africa, and a host of others.
Dover, 2002
10
Revelation 19 in Historical and Mythological Context
Revelation 19 in Historical and Mythological Context analyzes the Roman triumph and the Parthian threat as sources for the colorful imagery in Revelation 19, ultimately exploring the Nero redivivus myth as the nexus between the two and a ...
David Andrew Thomas, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYTHOLOGICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mythological is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece's debt crisis explained, in mythological terms
Greece's dramatic debt crisis has drawn media attention from the world over, as the depression-racked country flirts with bankruptcy and a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
'Zurbarán: A New Perspective' Review
An exceptional mythological vein and rare royal commission are represented by Zurbarán's “Hercules Staying the Course of the River Alpheus” ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Greece's debt may not be so daunting
Greece's debt burden has taken on mythological attributes and questions about the dominant narrative have become a form of heresy. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
4
Cirque du Soleil's 'Varekai' a 'feel-good show' stocked with world …
The plot is loosely based on Icarus, the Greek mythological figure who learned the hard way that flying too close to the sun with wax wings ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
5
How 'Rick and Morty' Became One of TV's Weirdest Hit Shows
Each 22-minute story arc is plotted using the principles of Joseph Campbell's mythological hero's journey, but shot through with world-weary ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
6
An Irish amusement park is dedicated to the thrill of — potato chips
The "Cú Chulainn Coaster," Tayto Park's new roller coaster, opened in June 2015. The mythological warrior-hero stands astride the entrance to ... «KOSU, Jul 15»
7
Hastings on Food
Be truthful - sometimes you just want to scream, especially when we have days that do not go according to plan and Odin the mythological God ... «News24, Jul 15»
8
'Empire' Season 2 Trailer Drops: New Music, New Money, New …
... this modern day hip=hop soap opera but trying to frame it in an epic, mythological kingdom framework is the most exciting part of the show. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
9
Family friendly: Underwater adventure
Mysterious and mythological creatures, including a unicorn, Pegasus and a wooly mammoth, will be in the spotlight when the Ringling Bros. «Chron.com, Jul 15»
10
Ahalya: Amitabh Bachchan, Shoojit Sirkar praise Sujoy Ghosh's epic …
... actor Soumitra Chatterji, beautiful Radhika Apte and Bengali actor Tota Roy Chowdhury is based on a mythological character called Ahalya. «India.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mythological [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mythological>. May 2024 ».
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