myth
noun
[ mɪθ ]
• a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
• "ancient Celtic myths"
Similar:
folk tale,
story,
folk story,
legend,
tale,
fable,
saga,
allegory,
parable,
tradition,
lore,
folklore,
mythos,
mythus,
• a widely held but false belief or idea.
• "the belief that evening primrose oil helps to cure eczema is a myth, according to dermatologists"
Similar:
misconception,
fallacy,
mistaken belief,
false notion,
misbelief,
old wives' tale,
fairy story,
fairy tale,
fiction,
fantasy,
delusion,
figment of the imagination,
invention,
fabrication,
falsehood,
untruth,
lie,
trumped-up story,
fake news,
alternative fact,
story,
tall story,
tall tale,
fib,
cock and bull story,
kidology,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin mythus, via late Latin from Greek muthos .
