Associations to the word «Mythology»

Wiktionary

MYTHOLOGY, noun. (countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
MYTHOLOGY, noun. (countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
MYTHOLOGY, noun. (countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
MYTHOLOGY, noun. (uncountable) The systematic collection and study of myths.

Dictionary definition

MYTHOLOGY, noun. Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.
MYTHOLOGY, noun. The study of myths.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.