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euhemerism
euhemerism [ yoo hmərizəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
theory of historic origins of mythology: the theory that mythology has its origins in history, the gods being deified heroes of the past
[Mid-19th century. < Latin Euhemerus< Greek Euēmeros, 4th century bc Greek writer]

euhemerist noun
euhemeristic [ yoo hmə rístik ] adjective
euhemeristically [ yoo hmə rístikli ] adverb
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