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demythologize
[ dee-mi-thol-uh-jahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding:
to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
- to make less mysterious or mythical so as to give a more human character to:
to demythologize the presidency.
verb (used without object)
- to separate mythological, legendary, or apocryphal elements from a writing, work of art, historical figure, etc.
demythologize
/ ˌ徱ːɪˈθɒəˌɪ /
verb
- to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning
- to restate (a message, esp a religious one) in rational terms
Derived Forms
- ˌˌٳDZDzˈپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- m·ٳDZo··tDz noun
- m·ٳDZo·e noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of demythologize1
Example Sentences
This is all of a piece with the demythologizing trend in Wagner stagings over the past 50 years, especially in Europe.
The school’s announcement in December “is really aimed at demythologizing its history, and this is healthy and much needed,” he wrote in an email.
Then you go in there and you say, "This is what they are," and humanize and demythologize.
“All I had wanted to do was write a novel that demythologized the West. Instead, it became the chief source of Western mythology. Some things you cannot explain.”
“At a time of grandiose mythologizing, he marshals his considerable storytelling skills to demythologize himself.”
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