Mythification
//ˌmɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Conversion into a myth. countable, uncountable
"Both products of Hollywood’s youth boom of the late ’60s, “Woodstock” and “Zabriskie Point” begin in the same cultural moment and head off in completely different directions: “Woodstock” toward a mythification of the recent past, “Zabriskie” toward a nameless dread of the near future."
Example
More examples"Both products of Hollywood’s youth boom of the late ’60s, “Woodstock” and “Zabriskie Point” begin in the same cultural moment and head off in completely different directions: “Woodstock” toward a mythification of the recent past, “Zabriskie” toward a nameless dread of the near future."
Etymology
From myth + -ification.
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