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Definitions of symbolism
  1. noun
    the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
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  2. noun
    an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images
  3. noun
    a system of symbols and symbolic representations
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  • symbolic using symbolism
  • bergman Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
  • frye Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)
  • symbology the study or the use of symbols and symbolism
  • northrop frye Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)
  • shingon a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible
  • herman northrop frye Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)
  • ingmar bergman Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
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