de|my|thol|o|gize «DEE mih THOL uh jyz», transitive verb, -gized, -giz|ing.
to remove myths or mythological elements from (a religion, doctrine, cult, and the like): »
German Biblical Critic Rudolf Bultmann…argues that the essential Gospel message must be “demythologized” by liberating it from antiquated supernatural language (Time). A religion that was completely demythologized would…be a very dull religion (London Times). Mr. Blake goes very slightly too far in the attempt to demythologize Disraeli (John Grigg).
–de´my|thol´o|giz´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.