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Euhemerism

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Euhemerism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/euhemerism.html. 1828.