Definition of Demythologization

1. Noun. The restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms.

Exact synonyms: Demythologisation
Category relationships: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Generic synonyms: Restatement
Derivative terms: Demythologise, Demythologize

Definition of Demythologization

1. Noun. The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized. ¹

2. Noun. The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demythologization

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demythologization (current term)
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den-mother
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denar
denarcotise
denarcotize
denarcotized

Literary usage of Demythologization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"Rationalist demythologization, impelled and effected in the historical circumstances of its generation, establishes a dominant discourse (also, ..."

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