Synonyms for allegorical
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : al-i-gawr-i-kuh l, or al-i-gawr-ik; -gor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌæl ɪˈgɔr ɪ kəl, or ˌæl ɪˈgɔr ɪk; -ˈgɒr- |
Définition of allegorical
Origin :- 1520s, from French allégorique, from Latin allegoricus, from Greek allegorikos (see allegory). Earlier form was allegoric (late 14c.). Related: Allegorically.
- adj symbolic
- “Red garments,” colors, here all have an allegorical meaning.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- There remains to be said a word or two concerning its allegorical meaning.
- Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
- Their truck has on it what they call "an allegorical figure."
- Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood
- That is what I want to say to you in allegorical language, Barbara.
- Extract from : « Poor Folk » by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- But such legends were considered by most commentators as allegorical fables.
- Extract from : « The Coming Race » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- They speak in allegorical form in glowing songs of wine and love.
- Extract from : « Modern Persia » by Mooshie G. Daniel
- The performance was then suddenly changed to an allegorical ballet.
- Extract from : « Faustus » by Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger
- The allegorical is that which is shadowy and doth but exist in the fantasy.
- Extract from : « Joyce Morrell's Harvest » by Emily Sarah Holt
- The phnix may be regarded as an allegorical type, like most mythological fables.
- Extract from : « A World of Wonders » by Various
- A hermitess expounds the allegorical meaning of the adventure.
- Extract from : « Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail » by Alfred Nutt
Antonyms for allegorical
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