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euhemerism
eu·he·mer·ism [ yoo hmə rìzzəm, yoo hémmə rìzzəm ]


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]

eu·he·mer·ist noun
eu·he·mer·is·tic [ yoo hmə rístik, yoo hèmmə rístik ] adjective
eu·he·mer·is·ti·cal·ly adverb
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