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/juˌhiməɹɪzˈeɪʃən/ · noun
(uncountable, derogatory) The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends.
The euhemerization of Taoist myth by Confucian historians sometimes led to the appearance of figures such as "Lord Primordial Chaos" (渾沌氏) in the imperial genealogies.
Much of Chinese mythology appears to have been the result of euhemerization, the later deification of Neolithic tribal leaders and inventors incompletely remembered through oral traditions and now-lost records.
Use euhemerization when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Euhemerization means (uncountable, derogatory) The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends.
Common synonyms include rationalization & pseudohistory, deification.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The euhemerization of Taoist myth by Confucian historians sometimes led to the appearance of figures such as "Lord Primordial Chaos" (渾沌氏) in the imperial genealogies.
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