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Noun: demythologisation  ,dee-mi,thó-lu-ju'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,dee-mi,thó-lu-jI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: demythologization)
  1. (religion) the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
    "The scholar's demythologisation of ancient texts aimed to reveal their underlying meanings";
    - demythologization

Derived forms: demythologisations

Type of: restatement

Encyclopedia: Demythologisation