mentifact
A shared idea, value, or belief of a culture that influences how individuals perceive the world around them. This includes intangible aspects of the culture, such as language, religion, and philosophy.
Noun
- A shared idea, value, or belief of a culture that influences how individuals perceive the world around them. This includes intangible aspects of the culture, such as language, religion, and philosophy.
- The Golden Rule, for example, is a mentifact in American culture today. - 1953, Irwin Taylor Sanders, editor, Societies Around the World, volume 1: Eskimo, Navajo, Baganda, Dryden Press, page 15:
- Mentifacts and replicas, including other surrogates like holograms, were accepted as apt substitutes for artifacts because they, too, demonstrate and may even exceed artifacts in revealing culture. - 1994 January 1,...