allegory | ||
1. | [ noun ] (writing) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | |
Synonyms: | parable apologue fable | |
Related terms: | story Aesop's_fables pilgrim's_progress allegorize allegorize | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology) a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | |
Synonyms: | emblem | |
Related terms: | symbol symbol badge flag Star_of_David fasces hammer_and_sickle donkey dove scarlet_letter maple-leaf Agnus_Dei spread_eagle swastika elephant medallion eagle red_flag allegorize allegorize | |
3. | [ noun ] an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor | |
Related terms: | expressive_style allegorize allegorize | |
Similar spelling: |
allegorizer allegoriser allegoric allegro allegorize allegorise allegorical alger Allegra al_gore allegretto algorism |