Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mimesis

3 senses of mimesis

Sense 1
mimesis -- (the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature)
       => imitation -- (the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations)

Sense 2
mimesis -- (any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease)
       => disease -- (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

Sense 3
mimesis -- (the representation of another person's words in a speech)
       => quotation, quote, citation -- (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)