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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
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
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, ..."