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^[1]:

     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.