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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.