mythopoeic.

Concerned with creating, shaping, or drawing meaning through myths.

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Words that belong together

• mythopoeic imagination
• mythopoeic fiction

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Her mythopoeic imagination turned the family history into an account of origins.

The novel’s mythopoeic structure made its landscapes feel older than its characters.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more mythopoeic; superlative most mythopoeic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.