DEMYTHOLOGIZE


Meaning of DEMYTHOLOGIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdē-mi-ˈthä-lə-ˌjīz ]

transitive verb

Date: 1950

1. : to divest of mythological forms in order to uncover the meaning underlying them

demythologize the Gospels

2. : to divest of mythical elements or associations

• de·my·thol·o·gi·za·tion -ˌthä-lə-jə-ˈzā-shən noun

• de·my·thol·o·giz·er -ˈthä-lə-ˌjī-zər noun

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