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- [sim-buh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈsɪm bəˌlɪz əm/
- /ˈsɪm.bəl.ɪ.zəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sim-buh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈsɪm bəˌlɪz əm/
Definitions of symbolism word
- noun symbolism the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. 1
- noun symbolism a set or system of symbols. 1
- noun symbolism symbolic meaning or character. 1
- noun symbolism the principles and practice of symbolists in art or literature. 1
- noun symbolism (initial capital letter) a movement of the late 19th century in French art and literature. Compare symbolist (defs 3b, 4b). 1
- noun symbolism 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. 1
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Origin of symbolism
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; symbol + -ism
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Parts of speech for Symbolism
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symbolism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
symbolism usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for symbolism
noun symbolism
- allegory — An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
- autosuggestion — a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
- figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
- glossology — linguistics.
- imagery — the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
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