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symbolism

noun

1 symbolism

A system of symbols and symbolic representations.

Dutch: symbolisme, symboliek
Polish: symbolika

2 symbolism

The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning.

synonyms: symbolisation, symbolization.

Roget 550: indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist.    [means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic; lineament, feature, ... show more

3 symbolism

An artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images.

Polish: symbolizm


Moby thesaurus: Sabbatarianism, allegory, allusion, anagoge, anagogics, anthroposophy, arcane meaning, assumption, cabala, cabalism, celebration, ceremonialism, charactery, cipher, coloration, connotation, conventional symbol, cult, cultism, cultus ... show more.

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