Synonyms for euhemerize
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To invent a plausible but fanciful historical origin for something in order to rationalize mythology and legends.
Confucian scholars frequently euhemerized the myths used to explain religious rituals to the public.
Related words
- Word family
- euhemerization euhemerism euhemerist
- Other spellings
- euhemerise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- euhemerized
e.g. euhemerized → rationalized, mythologized…
By length
- 11 letters
- rationalize4, rationalise, mythologize, mythologise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rationalize4 = 4 syllables).