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symbolics

symbolics noun: the study of ancient symbols.

Noun

symbolics (uncountable)

  1. The study of ancient symbols.
  2. The study of that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith.
  3. Symbolism.

Origin of symbolics

From French symbolique or Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós, “of or belonging to a symbol”).

Words formed from symbolics

Questions about symbolics

What does symbolics mean?
Symbolics means the study of ancient symbols.
What part of speech is symbolics?
Symbolics is a noun.

Words near symbolics in the dictionary

  1. symbolication
  2. symbolicism
  3. symbolicisms
  4. symbolicly
  5. symbolicness
  6. symbolics
  7. symbolification
  8. symbolifications
  9. symbolified
  10. symbolifies
  11. symbolify

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