"demythologization" meaning in English

See demythologization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: demythologizations [plural]
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  1. The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (removal of mythological elements): demytologisaatio (Finnish), démythologisation [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-demythologization-en-noun-A7Wb8DwZ Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'removal of mythological elements': 84 16
  2. Something from which such elements have been removed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-demythologization-en-noun-D34XMxfX Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (act): demytologisaatio (Finnish), démythologisation [feminine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'act': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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