What is another word for Euhemerist?

Pronunciation: [jˈuːhɪməɹˌɪst] (IPA)

The term "euhemerist" refers to someone who believes that mythological stories and entities have historical origins. Some synonyms for this term include historicist, mythicist, and mythopoeic. A historicist is someone who believes in the factual basis of myths and legends, while a mythicist sees myths as symbolic or metaphorical rather than historical truths. The term mythopoeic refers to the creative power of myth-making. Synonyms for euhemerist also include philologist, who studies language and comparative mythology, and folklorist, who studies folk tales, myths, and legends. Other related words include anthropologist and archaeologist, who study human culture and history.

What are the hypernyms for Euhemerist?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Euhemerist

If we call the worship of dead men deified, Euhemerism, it is the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, to which the Euhemerist elements of the present Brahminism are to be attributed.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
Some of these explanations, such as the Euhemerist, he would dismiss at once as atheistic.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill

Related words: euhemerism theory, euhemerism definition, euhemerist definition, euhemerist beliefs

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