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Defenition of the word allegory

    • Defenition of the word allegory

      • A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms.
      • a short moral story (often with animal characters)
      • an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
      • a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

    Synonyms for the word allegory

      • apologue
      • emblem
      • fable
      • metaphor
      • parable
      • story
      • symbol
      • tale

    Similar words in the allegory

      • allegory
      • allegory's

    Hyponyms for the word allegory

      • Aesop's fables
      • Agnus Dei
      • badge
      • cupid
      • donkey
      • dove
      • eagle
      • elephant
      • ensign
      • fasces
      • Hakenkreuz
      • hammer and sickle
      • Magen David
      • maple-leaf
      • medallion
      • Mogen David
      • national flag
      • Paschal Lamb
      • Pilgrim's Progress
      • red flag
      • scarlet letter
      • Shield of David
      • Solomon's seal
      • spread eagle
      • Star of David
      • swastika

    Hypernyms for the word allegory

      • expressive style
      • story
      • style
      • symbol
      • symbolic representation
      • symbolisation
      • symbolization

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