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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MYTHOPOEIA

From Greek, from muthopoiein, from muthos myth + poiein to make.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MYTHOPOEIA

mythopoeia  [ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYTHOPOEIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mythopoeia 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 MYTHOPOEIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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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 mythopoeia in the English dictionary

The definition of mythopoeia in the dictionary is the composition or making of myths.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYTHOPOEIA


Bahia
bəˈhiːə
Cassiopeia
ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə
diarrhea
ˌdaɪəˈriːə
epopoeia
ˌɛpəˈpiːə
galleria
ˌɡæləˈriːə
jamahiriya
dʒəˌmɑːhɪˈriːə
Korea
kəˈriːə
onomatopoeia
ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə
Oriya
ɒˈriːə
ossia
əʊˈsiːə
pharmacopoeia
ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə
pizzeria
ˌpiːtsəˈriːə
prosopopeia
ˌprɒsəpəˈpiːə
prosopopoeia
ˌprɒsəpəˈpiːə
rhythmopoeia
ˌrɪðəməˈpiːə
ria
ˈriːə
rupiah
ruːˈpiːə
Shia
ˈʃiːə
Tarpeia
tɑːˈpiːə
tortilla
tɔːˈtiːə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYTHOPOEIA

mythologise
mythologiser
mythologist
mythologization
mythologize
mythologizer
mythology
mythomane
mythomania
mythomaniac
mythopeic
mythopoeic
mythopoeism
mythopoeist
mythopoeses
mythopoesis
mythopoet
mythopoetic
mythopoetical
mythos

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYTHOPOEIA

Algeria
Amaltheia
Aquileia
Arabia
Asia
Australia
Austria
Bahasa Indonesia
Bolivia
Bosnia
buddleia
Bulgaria
California
codeia
Eleia
gorgoneia
Hygeia
Mantineia
Penthesileia
peripeteia

Synonyms and antonyms of mythopoeia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mythopoeia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYTHOPOEIA

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

Translator English - Chinese

mythopoeia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mythopoeia
570 millions of speakers

English

mythopoeia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mythopoeia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mythopoeia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mythopoeia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mitografia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরাণরচনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mythopoeia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mythopoeia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mythopoeia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mythopoeia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mythopoeia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mythopoeia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mythopoeia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mythopoeia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायथोपिआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mythopoeia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mitopoiesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mythopoeia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mythopoeia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mythopoeia
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μυθοποιία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mythopoeia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mythopoeia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mythopoeia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mythopoeia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYTHOPOEIA»

The term «mythopoeia» is normally little used and occupies the 139.981 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYTHOPOEIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mythopoeia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mythopoeia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYTHOPOEIA»

Discover the use of mythopoeia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mythopoeia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tree and Leaf: Including MYTHOPOEIA
Repackaged to feature Tolkien’s own painting of the Tree of Amalion, this collection includes his famous essay, ‘On Fairy-stories’ and the story that exemplifies this, ‘Leaf by Niggle’, together with the poem ‘Mythopoeia’ and ...
J. R. R. Tolkien, 2012
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Myth and the Limits of Reason
Each of them makes dramatically plain to sense, and in this way literally explains, the kind of difficulty Abraham poses to ethical reasoning. Taking mythopoeia then as a form of depictive rationality we are less inclined to misconceive it as ...
Phillip Stambovsky, 1996
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Cinema Arthuriana: Twenty Essays
Mythopoeia, not only the creation but also the renewal of myth, has from the beginning been a part of Arthurian literature and art. Reinterpretations and modifications of the legend are inevitable, and by ensuring its vitality and currency, they ...
Kevin J. Harty, 2002
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Chaos, cosmos, and Saint-Exupéry's pilot hero: a study in ...
John Harris attempts to address Saint-Exupery's unique qualities with full regard for his evasion of categories. Harris contends that Saint-Exupery is, in fact, naively and perhaps sublimely simple.
John R. Harris, 1999
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Tree of Tales: Tolkien, Literature, and Theology
Tolkien, Literature, and Theology Trevor A. Hart, Ivan Khovacs. “on fairy-stories” and the short story “leaf by Niggle” were first combined to form the book Tree and Leaf in 1964. In 1988, Christopher Tolkien explains, the poem “Mythopoeia” was  ...
Trevor A. Hart, Ivan Khovacs, 2007
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Articles on Mythopoeia, Including: Mythopoeic Awards, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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De Ovidi Mythopoeia Quaestiones Sex
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Gvilelms Vollgraff, 2008
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Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays
The. Stones. and. the. Book: Tolkien,. Mesopotamia,. and. Biblical. Mythopoeia. Nicholas. Birns. The Book: Middle-earth, the Bible, and Mythopoeia This essay will discuss the influence of Biblical mythopoeia on Tolkien's work. What is meant  ...
Jason Fisher, 2011
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Literary Theory and Criticism: An Oxford Guide
The Modernist generation developed versions of literary mythopoeia reflecting this spectrum of possibilities. At one extreme, the text may keep its world creation subliminal and implicit; at the other extreme, it may overtly thematize the reflective  ...
Patricia Waugh, 2006
10
Mythopoeia (Genre): Koine Greek, Genre, Literature, Film, J. ...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mythopoeia is a narrative genre in modern literature and film where a fictional mythology is created by the writer of prose or other fiction.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYTHOPOEIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mythopoeia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tolkien, Lewis, and a World Shot through with Meaning
The mythopoeia of Middle Earth and Narnia, however outlandish at first glance, are compelling because they feel true, like real and believable ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
2
Ant-Man The smaller picture
Begun in 2008 with “Iron Man”, its exercise in extended mythopoeia now consists of 11 feature films and three television shows, with many ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
3
Explaining 'The Ark Work': Liturgy's Hunter Hunt-Hendrix Interviewed
There's a mythopoeia connected to the album. Reign Array, Kel Valhaal, and two other figures called OLOLON and The Genesis Caul ... «Stereoboard.com, Jun 15»
4
The mind of an artist
Everyone is welcome to his land called mythopoeia, where warriors shed blood, explorers on elephants conquer new lands and women ... «The Hindu, May 15»
5
Mad Max: Fury Road reviewed - your inner 12-year-old will be in …
(It's buy into the mythopoeia or bust.) This fervent youth (Nicholas Hoult) seeks a berth in Valhalla, which can be won through valiant service to ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
6
A tangled skein from ancient Rome
... a historian trying to unravel the “truth” of the Abraham Lincoln or the John F Kennedy assassination from the tangled skein of mythopoeia that ... «Business Standard, Apr 15»
7
A Curious Occult Mystery
That and a spunky and irrepressible heroine and Taneja's mini mythopoeia with its assortment of sups, its parallel universes that lie beneath ... «The New Indian Express, Apr 15»
8
Dream team: how Stealing Sheep gave psych a new vision
Perhaps their artful playfulness is actually best summed up by the more safe-for-work Mythopoeia, the theatrical-musical-art spectaculars that ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
9
Cat Rambo Guest Post–”Not a Straitjacket”
John Barth described Cat Rambo's writings as “works of urban mythopoeia”–her stories take place in a universe where chickens aid the ... «Locus Online, Apr 15»
10
Catfish & the Bottlemen, Everything Everything, James Bay for No.6
Stealing Sheep will also be leading their own 'Mythopoeia' torch lit parade on the Saturday night. Festival No.6 is an intimate, bespoke banquet ... «Music News, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mythopoeia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mythopoeia>. Apr 2024 ».
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