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euhemerist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eu-he-merist
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

adj

Synonym of euhemeristic: of or related to euhemerism.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

euhemerists (plural) more euhemerist (comparative) most euhemerist (superlative)

Synonyms

euhemeristic

Questions

What does euhemerist mean?
Someone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins.
Where does euhemerist come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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