allegorical
adjective
al·le·gor·i·cal
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Definition of allegorical
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of allegory
allegorical paintings allegorical meanings of images allegorical symbols of our culture
2
: having hidden spiritual meaning that transcends the literal sense of a sacred text
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Other Words from allegorical
allegorically
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allegoricalness
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Examples of allegorical in a Sentence
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At first glance, these works are entrancing on the surface, but Botticelli’s fluid brushwork and intricate details create new levels of meaning, both allegorical and symbolic, to engage the viewer. — Allesandra Pagano, National Geographic, "The painter behind 'Birth of Venus' invented a new kind of art," 24 July 2019 Putting political figures onstage in veiled or allegorical form is a trope as old as opera. — Anne Midgette, Washington Post, "Opera plays its Trump card: Yes, the president is showing up in Verdi," 4 July 2019 Marlantes hasn’t written an allegorical polemic about contemporary business — his primary concerns are the romantic fortunes of the siblings and the shifting fates of the workers. — Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, "‘Deep River’ bucks every literary trend, and that’s what makes it so charming," 8 July 2019 For me, this solo turned the tide of the evening, which until then had consisted of a group opener and a gaggle of solos and duets of a more allegorical nature. — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, "'Internal Geometry' by Natya Dance Theatre is hardly radical but has women telling the story," 15 June 2019 That erasure is, ironically enough, perhaps the most allegorical aspect of the entire story: a history of American capitalism that disavows the central role slavery played in that history. — Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, "‘The Lehman Trilogy’ and Wall Street’s Debt to Slavery," 11 June 2019 The allegorical range is marvelous in tapestries, metalwork, architectural fragments (painted ceiling panels, carved column capitals), game boards and other medieval objects of courtly and monastic life. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Unicorns are just one of the wild rides in the Getty’s marvelous ‘Book of Beasts’," 23 July 2019 Marlantes hasn’t written an allegorical polemic about contemporary business — his primary concerns are the romantic fortunes of the siblings and the shifting fates of the workers. — Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, "‘Deep River’ bucks every literary trend, and that’s what makes it so charming," 8 July 2019 Marlantes hasn’t written an allegorical polemic about contemporary business — his primary concerns are the romantic fortunes of the siblings and the shifting fates of the workers. — Mark Athitakis, chicagotribune.com, "Karl Marlantes pens another spirited epic, this time about immigrants, logging and labor," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'allegorical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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