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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdémythologiser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-mee-toh-loh-zay
"Il a essayé de démystifier le texte ancien."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To remove mythological elements from a narrative or belief system, often to clarify or modernize its meaning.
"The scholar aimed to demythologize ancient texts to make them more accessible to contemporary readers." - 2
To reinterpret a concept or idea by stripping away its mythical or exaggerated aspects.
"In his lecture, he sought to demythologize the notion of heroism in modern literature."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'demythologize' is derived from the prefix 'de-' meaning 'removal' and 'mythologize', which comes from the Greek 'mythos' meaning 'myth'. The word emerged in the early 20th century, particularly in theological contexts, to denote the process of interpreting religious texts by removing mythological elements to reveal their core truths.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demythologize" is said worldwide
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démythologiser
Transliteration: deh-mee-toh-loh-zay
"Il a essayé de démystifier le texte ancien."
demythologisieren
Transliteration: deh-mytho-loh-gee-zen
"Er wollte den alten Text demythologisieren."
demitologizzare
Transliteration: deh-mee-toh-loh-gee-tsah-reh
"Ha cercato di demitologizzare il testo antico."
desmitologizar
Transliteration: des-mee-toh-loh-hee-thar
"Intentó desmitologizar el texto antiguo."
desmitologizar
Transliteration: des-mee-toh-loh-gee-zar
"Ele tentou desmitologizar o texto antigo."
दिव्यकथा से हटाना
Transliteration: divyakatha se hataana
"उसने प्राचीन ग्रंथ को दिव्यकथा से हटाने की कोशिश की।"
去神话化
Transliteration: qù shén huà huà
"他试图去神话化古老的文本。"
신화 제거
Transliteration: sinhwa jegeo
"그는 고대 텍스트에서 신화를 제거하려고 했다."
神話を取り除く
Transliteration: shinwa o tori nozoku
"彼は古代のテキストから神話を取り除こうとした。"
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