Meanings
plural disenchantments
- countableuncountableThe act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe devaluation of religion or mysticism apparent in modern society.
Blumenberg's thesis, which has since been reiterated by a number of philosophers and historians, is that nominalism, as it became widespread in Protestant theology, led to the Enlightenment, disenchantment, and the scientific revolution.
2021, Meghan O'Gieblyn, chapter 11, in God, Human, Animal, Machine […] , →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfreeing from false belief or illusions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanEntzauberung
- Englishdisenchantment
From dis- + enchantment. In the social sciences sense a calque of German Entzauberung, as used by sociologist Max Weber.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan desencantament
- desencantamentThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
Chinese Mandarin 祛魅
- 祛魅 (qūmèi)The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
Czech rozčarování, vystřízlivění
- rozčarováníThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- vystřízlivěníFreeing from false belief or illusions
Dutch onttovering, ontgoocheling
- onttoveringThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- ontgoochelingThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
Finnish pettymyksen tuottaminen, pettyminen
- pettymyksen tuottaminenThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- pettyminenThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- lumouksen haihtuminenFreeing from false belief or illusions
German Entzauberung, Entzaubern
- EntzauberungThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- EntzaubernThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- DesillusionierungFreeing from false belief or illusions
Spanish desencantamiento, desencanto
- desencantamientoThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- desencantoThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
- desengañoFreeing from false belief or illusions
- desencantoFreeing from false belief or illusions
- desencantamientoFreeing from false belief or illusions
Swedish avförtrollning
- avförtrollningThe act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted
Cite this entry
disenchantment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenchantment
“disenchantment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenchantment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disenchantment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disenchantment.
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