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Definition of: euhemerism
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·hē′mə·riz′əm, -hem′ə-) noun
The rationalistic system of Euhemerus, a Sicilian philosopher of the fourth century B.C., who explained mythology as the deification of earth–born kings and heroes, and denied the existence of divine beings.
—eu·he′mer·ist noun
—eu·he′mer·is′tic adjective
—eu·he′mer·is′ti·cal·ly adverb
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