Meanings
noundemythologization (countable and uncountable, plural demythologizations)
plural demythologizations
- countableuncountableThe removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
- countableuncountableSomething from which such elements have been removed.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishmythologization
- Englishdemythologization
From de- + mythologization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish demytologisaatio, demytologisaatio
- demytologisaatioremoval of mythological elements
- demytologisaatioact
French démythologisation, démythologisation
- démythologisationremoval of mythological elements
- démythologisationact
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demythologization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demythologization
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“demythologization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demythologization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demythologization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demythologization.
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