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DEMYTHOLOGISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does demythologisation mean?
• DEMYTHOLOGISATION (noun)
The noun DEMYTHOLOGISATION has 1 sense:
1. the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
Familiarity information: DEMYTHOLOGISATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
demythologisation; demythologization
Hypernyms ("demythologisation" is a kind of...):
restatement (a revised statement)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Derivation:
demythologise (remove the mythical element from (writings))
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