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- DictionaryDis·en·chant·ment/ˌdisənˈCHantm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired; disillusionment: "growing disenchantment with the leadership"
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Cultural rationalization and devaluation of religion
In social science, disenchantment is the cultural rationalization and devaluation of religion apparent in modern society. The term was borrowed from Friedrich Schiller by Max Weber to describe the character of a modernized, bureaucratic, secularized Western society. In Western society, according to Weber, scientific understanding is more highly valued than belief, and processes are oriented toward... Wikipedia