Antimyth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antimyth is a noun meaning (sociology) A belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.
Meaning
(sociology) A belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.
Example Sentences
Indeed, one way of reading this is not as a myth, but as an antimyth, intended to limit further mythic development.
On a deeper level, Stivers believes, there is "an underlying commonality" to myth and ritual of traditional societies and the antimyth of modern, technological society.
Word Forms
- antimyths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mythoclast, antimetaphysicalist, antiatheism, antirationalism, antitheology, antisystem.
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