ALL meanings of demythologize
de·my·thol·o·gize
D d - verb demythologize to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning 3
- verb demythologize to restate (a message, esp a religious one) in rational terms 3
- verb transitive demythologize to eliminate elements viewed as mythological from (the Bible, a belief, etc.) 3
- noun demythologize Reinterpret (a subject or text) so that it is free of mythical or heroic elements. 1
- verb with object demythologize to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners. 1
- verb with object demythologize to make less mysterious or mythical so as to give a more human character to: to demythologize the presidency. 1
- verb without object demythologize to separate mythological, legendary, or apocryphal elements from a writing, work of art, historical figure, etc. 1
- verb demythologize (Transitive Verb) To remove the mythological elements of. 0