SYMBOLISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

Synonyms:

symbolisation; symbolism; symbolization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("symbolism" is a kind of...):

pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)

Derivation:

symbolist (a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols)

symbolist (someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols)

Meaning:

A system of symbols and symbolic representations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("symbolism" is a kind of...):

symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

Derivation:

symbolist (someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols)

Meaning:

An artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("symbolism" is a kind of...):

art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)

Derivation:

symbolist (a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols)