mythologue
English
Etymology
See mythology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪθəlɒɡ/
Noun
mythologue (plural mythologues)
- A mythical narrative; a myth.
- 1797, Alexander Geddes, The Holy Bible, or the Books accounted sacred by Jews and Christians, otherwise called the books of the Old and New Covenant; faithfully translated from corrected texts of the originals. With various readings, explanatory notes, and critical remarks:
- May we not […] consider his history of the fall as an excellent mythologue, to account for the origin of human evil?
References
- “mythologue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
mythologue m or f by sense (plural mythologues)
- mythologist
- Synonym: mythologiste
Further reading
- “mythologue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.