symbolism
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bəˌlɪz noun
1.
3.
symbolic meaning or character.
4.
the principles and practice of symbolists in art or literature.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or character to something |
| 2. | a system of symbols or symbolic representation |
| 3. | a symbolic significance or quality |
| 4. | (often capital) See also synthetism a late 19th-century movement in art that sought to express mystical or abstract ideas through the symbolic use of images |
| 5. | theol any symbolist interpretation of the Eucharist |
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Word Origin & History
symbolism
1654, "practice of representing things with symbols," from symbol. Attested from 1892 as a movement in Fr. literature that aimed at representing ideas and emotions by indirect suggestion rather than direct expression; rejecting realism and naturalism, it attached symbolic
meaning to certain objects, words, etc. Fr. symboliste was coined by poet Paul Verlaine (1844-96) in 1885.
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Medical Dictionary
symbolism sym·bol·ism (sĭm'bə-lĭz'əm)
n.
A mental state in which everything that happens is regarded by the individual as symbolic of his or her own thoughts.
The disguised representation in conscious thought of unconscious or repressed contents or events.
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Example sentences
The void's symbolism, it seems, was apparently too much for the authorities.
And for much of the novel, it's not clear what's real and what's metaphorical symbolism.
The opening scene snaps the audience awake, but it doesn't go easy on the symbolism.
The quilts in this collection afford an opportunity for students to learn about symbolism.
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