euhemerism - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'euhemerism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Euhemerism

[ n.]

- The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts.

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euharmonic euhemerist euhemeristic euhemerize

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