Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demythologization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-mythol-o-giza-tion
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something from which such elements have been removed.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mythologization English demythologization From de- + mythologization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

demythologizations (plural)

Synonyms

demythologisation

Questions

What does demythologization mean?: The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
Where does demythologization come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mythologization English demythologization From de- + mythologization.

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