Demythologize

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the mythological elements of. transitive

    "Archaeological evidence has demythologized some parts of the Bible."

  2. 2
    remove the mythical element from (writings) wordnet

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account forallegorizeclarifyclear upcrackdecipher

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"Archaeological evidence has demythologized some parts of the Bible."

Etymology

From de- + mythologize.

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