disenchantment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/ (UK)
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- /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ (UK)
Etymology
From dis- + enchantment. In the social sciences sense a calque of German Entzauberung, as used by sociologist Max Weber.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
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(countable, uncountable) Freeing from false belief or illusions.
Disenchantment with the religion led to a sharp fall in church attendance.
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(countable, in particular, uncountable) The devaluation of religion or mysticism apparent in modern society.
Blumenberg's thesis, which has since been reiterated by a number of philosophers and historians, is that nominalism, as it became widespread in Protestant theology, led to the Enlightenment, disenchantment, and the scientific revolution.
2021, Meghan O'Gieblyn, chapter 11, in God, Human, Animal, Machine […] , →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| disenchantments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (18)
nl onttovering (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · nl ontgoocheling (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · fi pettymyksen tuottaminen (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · es desengaño (Freeing from false belief or illusions) · es desencantamiento (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · cmn 祛魅 (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · es desencantamiento (Freeing from false belief or illusions) · cs vystřízlivění (Freeing from false belief or illusions) · es desencanto (Freeing from false belief or illusions) · ca desencantament (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · cs rozčarování (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · de Desillusionierung (Freeing from false belief or illusions) · de Entzaubern (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · fi lumouksen haihtuminen (Freeing from false belief or illusions) · es desencanto (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · sv avförtrollning (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · de Entzauberung (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted) · fi pettyminen (The act of disenchating or the state of being disenchanted)