demythologization

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English mythologization

English demythologization

From de- + mythologization.

Noun

demythologization (countable and uncountable, plural demythologizations)

1. The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
2. Something from which such elements have been removed.

Translations

act

• Finnish: demytologisaatio
• French: démythologisation f

removal of mythological elements

• Finnish: demytologisaatio
• French: démythologisation f