demythologized
- v remove the mythical element from (writings)
the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value - s having mythical elements removed
- By the end, says a Western diplomat, the former emperor had been "demythologized" in the eyes of his countrymen.
- Hoover himself was demythologized after his death in 1972 by revelations of the racist, tyrannical and even lawless way in which he managed the bureau.
- If God is not dead, how can man prove that he lives? Rational proofs cannot convince the skeptic; the Bible alone is authority only to the convinced believer; the demythologized .