Allegorical
11allegorical — adjective an allegorical painting Syn: symbolic, metaphorical, figurative, representative, emblematic …
12allegorical — al•le•gor•i•cal [[t]ˌæl ɪˈgɔr ɪ kəl, ˈgɒr [/t]] also al le•gor′ic adj. of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30; < LL allēgoricus (< Gk allēgorikós; see allegory, ic) + al I al… …
13Allegorical sculpture — refers to sculptures that symbolize and particularly personify abstract ideas.Common in the Western world, for example, are statues of Justice , a female figure traditionally holding scales in one hand, as a symbol of her weighing issues and… …
14Allegorical interpretation — is the approach which assigns a higher than literal interpretation to the contents of a text (eg Bible).The method has its origins in both Greek thought (who tried to avoid the literal interpretations of ancient Greek myths) and in the rabbinical …
15Allegorical interpretations of Genesis — An allegorical interpretation of Genesis is a symbolic, rather than literal, reading of the biblical Book of Genesis. An allegorical interpretation does not necessarily preclude a literal interpretation; interpreters such as Origen of Alexandria… …
16Allegorical Misunderstanding — Infobox Album | Name = Allegorical Misunderstanding Type = Album Artist = Fushitsusha Released = 1993 Recorded = 1992 Genre = Rock Length = 47:43 Label = Avant Producer = John Zorn Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …
17ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION — a means of interpreting the BIBLE by means of ALLEGORIES which are said to reveal the SPIRITUAL meaning of the text. It was very popular in the EARLY CHURCH and survives today in EVANGELICAL and FUNDAMENTALIST circles. The method reads a text… …
18allegorical — adjective Date: 1528 1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of allegory 2. having hidden spiritual meaning that transcends the literal sense of a sacred text • allegorically adverb • allegoricalness noun …
19allegorical — adjective of, relating to, or containing allegory …
20allegorical — Synonyms and related words: allegoric, anagogic, associational, connotational, connotative, definable, denotational, denotative, expressive, extended, extensional, fabulous, fictional, figurative, full of meaning, full of point, full of substance …
