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Noun: euhemerism  yoo'hee-mu,ri-zum
  1. 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

Derived forms: euhemerisms

Encyclopedia: Euhemerism

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