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allegorism

noun

Etymology

From allegory + -ism.

  1. derived from *h₂ger-✻ — “flock, herd; to gather”
  2. derived from *h₂el-✻ — “beyond; other”
  3. derived from ᾰ̓λληγορῐ́ᾱ — “figurative or metaphorical language”
  4. derived from allēgoria — “figurative or metaphorical language, allegory; parable”
  5. derived from allegorie — “narrative with a hidden meaning; such a meaning or its interpretation”
  6. derived from allegorie
  7. inherited from allegorie — “symbolic interpretation; symbolism; (Christianity) one of the four methods of interpreting the Bible”
  8. suffixed as allegorism — “allegory + ism”

Definitions

  1. The use of allegory.

    • These two tendencies correspond, mutatis mutandis, with the development of symbolism and allegorism in twentieth-century literature.
    • Jordan Bartel of the Chicago Tribune named the chapter a timeless and saw a feasible Emmy recommendation for Vincent Kartheiser, however sensed the kitchenette sink allegorism and finishing voiceover was a itty-bitty heavyhanded.

  2. The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the…

    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.
    • The issue of the merits or demerits of allegorism became pronounced at the close of the 13th century and was keenly contested in the polemical literature of the second Maimonidean controversy.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA