mythification

English

Etymology

myth +‎ -ification

Pronunciation
  • enPR: mĭthĭfĭkā'shən, IPA(key): /ˌmɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

mythification (countable and uncountable, plural mythifications)

  1. Conversion into a myth.
    • 2009 June 7, Dave Kehr, “Two Views of One Time”, in New York Times‎:
      Both products of Hollywood’s youth boom of the late ’60s, “Woodstock” and “Zabriskie Point” begin in the same cultural moment and head off in completely different directions: “Woodstock” toward a mythification of the recent past, “Zabriskie” toward a nameless dread of the near future.
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