'demythologize' definitions:
Definition of 'demythologize'
(from WordNet)
verb
Remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" [syn: demythologize, demythologise] [ant: mythicise, mythicize, mythologise, mythologize]
Definition of 'demythologize'
From: GCIDE
- demythologize \demythologize\ v. t. to remove the mythical elements from; -- of writings, such as the Bible. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'demythologize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account for,
- allegorize,
- clarify,
- clear up,
- crack,
- decipher,
- demonstrate,
- elucidate,
- enlighten,
- euhemerize,
- exemplify,
- explain,
- explain away,
- explicate,
- exposit,
- expound,
- give reason for,
- give the meaning,
- illuminate,
- illustrate,
- make clear,
- make plain,
- popularize,
- rationalize,
- shed light upon,
- show,
- show how,
- show the way,
- simplify,
- solve,
- spell out,
- throw light upon,
- unfold,
- unlock,
- unravel