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de·my·thol·o·gize D0128400 (dē′mĭ-thŏl′ə-jīz′)tr.v. de·my·thol·o·gized, de·my·thol·o·giz·ing, de·my·thol·o·giz·es 1. To rid of mythological elements in order to discover the underlying meaning: demythologize biblical legends.2. To remove the mysterious or mythical aspects from: "providing an antiheroic age with heroes suitably demythologized, yet also grand" (John Simon).
de′my·thol′o·gi·za′tion (-jĭ-zā′shən) n.de′my·thol′o·giz′er n.demythologize (ˌdiːmɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz) or demythologisevb (tr) 1. (Theology) to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning2. (Theology) to restate (a message, esp a religious one) in rational terms ˌdemyˌthologiˈzation, ˌdemyˌthologiˈsation nde•my•thol•o•gize (ˌdi mɪˈθɒl əˌdʒaɪz)
v.t. -gized, -giz•ing. to divest of mythological attributes, as to permit clearer understanding. [1945–50] de`my•thol`o•gi•za′tion, n. de`my•thol′o•giz`er, n. demythologize
Past participle: demythologized
Gerund: demythologizing
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| I demythologize | | you demythologize | | he/she/it demythologizes | | we demythologize | | you demythologize | | they demythologize |
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| I demythologized | | you demythologized | | he/she/it demythologized | | we demythologized | | you demythologized | | they demythologized |
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| I am demythologizing | | you are demythologizing | | he/she/it is demythologizing | | we are demythologizing | | you are demythologizing | | they are demythologizing |
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| I have demythologized | | you have demythologized | | he/she/it has demythologized | | we have demythologized | | you have demythologized | | they have demythologized |
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| I was demythologizing | | you were demythologizing | | he/she/it was demythologizing | | we were demythologizing | | you were demythologizing | | they were demythologizing |
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| I had demythologized | | you had demythologized | | he/she/it had demythologized | | we had demythologized | | you had demythologized | | they had demythologized |
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| I will demythologize | | you will demythologize | | he/she/it will demythologize | | we will demythologize | | you will demythologize | | they will demythologize |
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| I will have demythologized | | you will have demythologized | | he/she/it will have demythologized | | we will have demythologized | | you will have demythologized | | they will have demythologized |
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| I will be demythologizing | | you will be demythologizing | | he/she/it will be demythologizing | | we will be demythologizing | | you will be demythologizing | | they will be demythologizing |
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| I have been demythologizing | | you have been demythologizing | | he/she/it has been demythologizing | | we have been demythologizing | | you have been demythologizing | | they have been demythologizing |
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| I will have been demythologizing | | you will have been demythologizing | | he/she/it will have been demythologizing | | we will have been demythologizing | | you will have been demythologizing | | they will have been demythologizing |
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| I had been demythologizing | | you had been demythologizing | | he/she/it had been demythologizing | | we had been demythologizing | | you had been demythologizing | | they had been demythologizing |
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| I would demythologize | | you would demythologize | | he/she/it would demythologize | | we would demythologize | | you would demythologize | | they would demythologize |
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| I would have demythologized | | you would have demythologized | | he/she/it would have demythologized | | we would have demythologized | | you would have demythologized | | they would have demythologized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"demythologiseChristian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Book, Word - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"mythicise, mythicize, mythologise, mythologize - make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66" |
TranslationsdemythologizeenUK
Synonyms for demythologizeverb remove the mythical element from (writings)SynonymsRelated Words- Christian Bible
- Good Book
- Holy Scripture
- Holy Writ
- Scripture
- Bible
- Word of God
- Book
- Word
- alter
- change
- modify
Antonyms- mythicise
- mythicize
- mythologise
- mythologize
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