"Euhemerus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /juːˈhiːmərəs/, /juːˈhɛmərəs/
Etymology: From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Euhemerus}} Latin Euhemerus, {{af|grc|εὐ-|ἥμερος|nocat=1|t1=good-, well-|t2=tamed, civilized, domesticated}} εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”), {{der|en|grc|Εὐήμερος|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">εὐ-</i> (eu-, “good-, well-”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἥμερος</i> (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)}} Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Euhemerus
  1. (historical) An ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic philosopher, famed for a lost work proposing most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which became supernatural only through retelling. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Atheism, Mythology, Theology
    Sense id: en-Euhemerus-en-name-KJPPdDGr Disambiguation of Atheism: 64 36 Disambiguation of Mythology: 70 30 Disambiguation of Theology: 58 42
  2. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros). Categories (topical): English renderings of Ancient Greek male given names, History, Individuals Categories (place): Sicily
    Sense id: en-Euhemerus-en-name-WmrCU~2A Disambiguation of History: 0 100 Disambiguation of Individuals: 44 56 Disambiguation of Sicily: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Euhemeros, Evemerus, Euemerus Derived forms: euhemerism, euhemerist, euhemeristic, euhemerization, euhemerize Translations (Sicilian Greek mythologist): Evèmer [masculine] (Catalan), Évhémère [masculine] (French), Euhemeros [masculine] (German), Ευήμερος (Evímeros) [masculine] (Greek), Evemero [masculine] (Italian), Evêmero [masculine] (Portuguese), Evémero [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Sicilian Greek mythologist': 50 50

Alternative forms

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