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

See other words

• • What is habitually
  • The definition of generally
  • The interpretation of the word customarily
  • What is meant by as usual
  • The lexical meaning showeriest
  • The dictionary meaning of the word as a rule
  • The grammatical meaning of the word as normal
  • Meaning of the word by and large
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word put on a normal footing
  • The origin of the word horizontals
  • Synonym for the word impossible
  • Antonyms for the word ironic
  • Homonyms for the word illogical
  • Hyponyms for the word funnily enough
  • Holonyms for the word showgirls
  • Hypernyms for the word inconsistent
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word in spite of what you would think
  • Translation of the word in other languages in contradiction