'Euhemerism' definitions:

Definition of 'Euhemerism'

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  • Euhemerism \Eu*hem"er*ism\n. [L. Euhemerus, Gr. ? a philosopher, about 300 ?.] 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. [1913 Webster]

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