mythist en · NOUN
Etymology
From myth + -ist.
Meanings
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A maker of myths.
He defends what he calls the "historic Christ" against the mythists and free-religionists, and professes to accept the principal events recorded in the Gospels as historical facts; but he sees in our Lord only a man conceived and born like other men, and in his character only the normal perfections of our human nature.
1871, “Steps of Belief”, in Catholic World, volume 12, page 295:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mythists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |