to remove the mythical elements from; -- of writings, such as the Bible.

In theology, to discount mythological elements in the Bible or Christian doctrine in order to facilitate understanding and acceptance.

A school of thought that believes that the truth in the Bible is a mix of culture (religious myth) and divine truth. In order to get to the core truth the cultural aspects (the vehicles use to convey the truth) must be stripped away, "demythologized." According to Rudolf Bultmann and Reinhold Niebuhr the interpreter "must look through and beyond the historical record" to find the real message. (GN, 41) See Cultural Coloring of Biblical Text

remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

The process of interpreting a myth in non-mythic language to express its meaning without clinging to its mythic form.