demythologisation

A form of demythologization — The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.

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Meanings

noundemythologisation (countable and uncountable, plural demythologisations)

plural demythologisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of demythologization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms

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restatement
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From de- + mythologisation.

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APA

demythologisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demythologisation

MLA

“demythologisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demythologisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demythologisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demythologisation.

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