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allegorisms

allegorisms is the plural of allegorism.

Meaning of allegorism

Noun

allegorism (usually uncountable, plural allegorisms)

  1. (usually) The use of allegory.
    • These two tendencies correspond, mutatis mutandis, with the development of symbolism and allegorism in twentieth-century literature.1999, Tullio Pagano, Experimental Fictions, page 149
  2. (usually) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
    • He goes so far as to affirm that in Scripture 'all has a spiritual meaning, but not everything has a literal meaning' (De princ. 2,3,5). We have here the point of departure for all the exaggerations of medieval allegorism.2000, Henri de Lubac, Medieval Exegesis Vol 2: The Four Senses Of Scripture, page 277

Questions about allegorisms

What is allegorisms the plural of?
Allegorisms is the plural of allegorism.

Words near allegorisms in the dictionary

  1. allegorisers
  2. allegorises
  3. allegorising
  4. allegorisings
  5. allegorism
  6. allegorisms
  7. allegorist
  8. allegoristic
  9. allegorists
  10. allegorization
  11. allegorizations

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