n.
Pronunciation: mi- ' thä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French mythologie, from Late Latin mythologia interpretation of myths, from Greek, legend, myth, from mythologein to relate myths, from mythos + logos speech ― more at LEGEND
Date: 1603
1 : an allegorical narrative
2 : a body of myths: as a : the myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people b : MYTHOS 2 <cold war mythology >
3 : a branch of knowledge that deals with myth
4 : a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something : MYTH 2A <defective mythologies that ignore masculine depth of feeling ― Robert Bly>
– my · thol · o · ger \ -j ə r \ noun
– my · thol · o · gist \ -jist \ noun