What does "euhemerist" mean?

Someone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins.

What is a synonym for "euhemerist"?

Common synonyms include: commentator, critic, cryptologist, demonstrator, editor, euhemeristic.

Euhemerist

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Definitions

Noun

1
Someone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins.

Adjective

1
Synonym of euhemeristic: of or related to euhemerism.

Synonyms

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commentator critic cryptologist demonstrator editor euhemeristic

Etymology

From euhemerism + -ist, from Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros), an ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic who proposed most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which received supernatural characteristics only through retelling.

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