verb
- past tense and past participle of demythologise; to remove mythical or legendary elements from something in order to reveal the historical or factual truth
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: demythologized); often used in academic, theological, or historical contexts
Examples
- Scholars demythologised the legend of King Arthur by examining historical records.
- The documentary demythologised popular beliefs about ancient civilizations.
- Religious historians have demythologised many biblical narratives to understand their historical context.
- Modern biographers demythologised the founding fathers by revealing their personal flaws.
- The research demythologised the romantic notion of the Wild West.
- Critics demythologised the celebrity's carefully constructed public image.