EUHEMERUS

Meaning of EUHEMERUS in English

/yooh hee"meuhr euhs, -hem"euhr-/ , n.

fl. c300 B.C., Greek mythographer.

Also, Euemerus, Evemerus . Cf. euhemerism .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

EUHEMERUS — flourished 300 BC also spelled Euemeros, or Evemerus Greek mythographer who established the tradition of seeking an actual historical basis …
Britannica English vocabulary
EUHEMERUS — Эвгемер
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EUHEMERISM — noun Etymology: Euhemerus, 4th century B.C. Greek mythographer Date: 1846 interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EUHEMERISM — Attempt to find a historical basis for mythical beings and events. It takes its name from Euhemerus (fl. 300 BC), …
Английский словарь Британика
EUHEMERISM — yüˈhēməˌrizəm, -hem- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Euhemer us, 4th century B.C. Greek mythographer + English -ism 1. often capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EUHEMERISM — (n.) The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the …
Английский словарь Webster
EUHEMERISM — ( n. ) The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EVEMERUS — /i vee"meuhr euhs, i vem"euhr-/ , n. Euhemerus.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EUHEMERISM — — euhemerist , n. — euhemeristic , adj. — euhemeristically , adv. /yooh hee"meuh riz'euhm, -hem"euh-/ , n. 1. ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EUEMERUS — /yooh ee"meuhr euhs, -em"euhr-/ , n. Euhemerus.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EUHEMERISM — noun Etymology: Euhemerus, 4th century B.C. Greek mythographer Date: 1846 : interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EUHEMERISM — noun the theory, held by euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the …
Webster English vocab
EUHEMERISM — [eu.he.mer.ism] n [Euhemerus, 4th cent. b.c. Greek mythographer] (1846): interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and events …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UTOPIA
Britannica English vocabulary
MYTH — a story, usually of unknown origin and at least partially traditional, that ostensibly relates actual events to explain some practice, …
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY — the body of myths and stories developed by the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the …
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BIFOCALS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An effort to look through bifocals put a jaunty thrust in Lois's small chin. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EUHEMERISM — Attempt to find a historical basis for mythical beings and events. It takes its name from Euhemerus (fl. 300 BC), …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PHILOSOPHER — Synonyms and related words : Abelard, Albertus Magnus, Albinus, Alexander, Anaxagoras, Anselm, Averroist, Bacon, Berkeleian, Berkeley, Boethius, Bonaventure, Boodin, Bosanquet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ЭВГЕМЕРИЗМ — Euhemerus
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
ЭВГЕМЕР — Euhemerus
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