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symbolism
[ sim-buh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- a set or system of symbols.
- symbolic meaning or character.
- the principles and practice of symbolists in art or literature.
- (initial capital letter) a movement of the late 19th century in French art and literature. Compare symbolist ( defs 3b, 4b ).
- the use of any of certain special figures or marks of identification to signify a religious message or divine being, as the cross for Christ and the Christian faith.
symbolism
/ ˈɪəˌɪə /
noun
- the representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or character to something
- a system of symbols or symbolic representation
- a symbolic significance or quality
- often capital a late 19th-century movement in art that sought to express mystical or abstract ideas through the symbolic use of images See also synthetism
- theol any symbolist interpretation of the Eucharist
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of symbolism1
Example Sentences
And yet, her death holds a higher symbolism for Latinos in particular.
And after the franchise’s first full-season title in more than three decades, the Dodgers didn’t waste an inch of this year’s diamond-studded design infusing as much symbolism as they could from their triumphant 2024 season.
His itinerary is full of great symbolism too.
A devout Catholic, the artist makes paintings that are heavy with sporadic, jagged symbolism.
"But then we realised that would have been A, too expensive, but B, you'd have been looking into the capsule next door, rather than the view. So the symbolism worked but actually the experience didn't."
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