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demythologize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb demythologize has 1 sense
- demythologize(v = verb.change) demythologise - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived form noun demythologization1
Antonym: mythologize
Sample sentence:
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
demythologize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 remove mythical elements from (a legend, famous person's life, etc.).
2 reinterpret what some consider to be the mythological elements in (the Bible).
1 remove mythical elements from (a legend, famous person's life, etc.).
2 reinterpret what some consider to be the mythological elements in (the Bible).
THESAURUS
demythologize
account for, allegorize, clarify, clear up, crack, decipher, demonstrate, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, expound, give reason for, give the meaning, illuminate, illustrate, make clear, make plain, popularize, rationalize, shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve, spell out, throw light upon, unfold, unlock, unravel
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