I'm coining and hereby claiming the word "mythode" for future reference
as a possible descriptor for certain [non]religious and philosophical beliefs of mine. "Mythophile" was another contender, but "mythode" feels more appropriate at the moment.
Etymology: myth - "speech, thought, story, myth, anything delivered by word of mouth" + suffix -ode, from hodos, meaning "way" or "path".
Meaning: lit. "the way of stories"; intended use, more along the lines of "a person dedicated to the way of stories". It refers to someone who sees certain stories as having a significant impact on their views and choices, but does not believe that the stories in question are actually true. This could range from an atheist taking inspiration from the Christian concept of the Trinity, to a fan of a modern work of fiction finding a life-changing moral in the story, to a historian loving the phrase "eppur si muove".
