disenchantment

noun

Etymology: From dis- + enchantment. In the social sciences sense a calque of German Entzauberung, as used by sociologist Max Weber.

1. The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
2. Freeing from false belief or illusions.

   “Disenchantment with the religion led to a sharp fall in church attendance.”

3. 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.”