demythologize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *demythologize*:
VERB	change	demythologize, demythologise	remove the mythical element from (writings)

English > *demythologize*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	Remove the mythical element from (writings).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
Synonym	demythologise
Category	Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word	The sacred writings of the Christian religions
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise	make into a myth
Spanish	desmitificar
Catalan	desmitificar
Nouns	demythologization	the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms

HyperDic: demythologize