mythification
- noun
- /ˌmɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
:
mitificación
- The film's focus on the mythification of the historical figure created a narrative that was both captivating and misleading.
Examples
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To the contrary, they dispute history and mythification through their implication of past time in terms of cause and effect; their narratives, of course, shape the effect and imply a certain cause; and through absence at the level of discourse.
Academic text (1991) -
The mythification of ancient heroes often leads people to believe in exaggerated stories about their deeds.
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Their social and cultural world was what they longed for, idealizing it to the point of mythification.
Academic text (1991) -
Perhaps we have some insight into the process of mythification at work here, and one is bound to query Ewuare's status merely as number twelve in the dynastic list.
Academic text (1997) -
Why is it that a movement that could have successfully challenged the government by focusing on its failures and formulating concrete alternatives consumed itself in the mythification of colonial history?
Academic text (1998) -
No journal seemed at the time so committed to the punctual rupture of present and past, or to its clarity, as did October; the present figured in and as theoretical knowledge was pitted precisely against the mythification of the past and the pitfalls of the future.
Academic text (2002) -
The mythification of colonialism has resulted in an attitude that thrives on a form of cultural revenge focused on mapping Algeria's history onto a mythical past achievable through an erasure of the present.
Academic text (1998) -
In popular culture, the mythification of legendary figures can overshadow their real accomplishments and flaws.
Synonyms
3
6.8
Making something seem better than it really is
1
7.0
Creating and sharing stories people accept as true to shape what they think
1
8.1
Making something look nicer or more special than it really is
1
7.7
A story that turns real people or events into made-up ones
To make a story, person, or event seem like a legend
Making new myths for books or films
Making someone seem like a brave, admired person in stories or public life
Making a person, event, or idea seem very important so people remember it
Making something look more attractive than it really is
Showing an idea using pictures or symbols in art and writing
The act of using a sign to show an idea, feeling, or belief
How Legendary
4
9.9
2
9.5
3
6.5
- US
1
8.1
124
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mythification comes from myth, from an old Greek word meaning 'story', and the ending -fication which means 'making', like in fiction. So mythification is the act of 'making' someone or something into a myth or legend, turning real people or events into larger-than-life stories.