allegory
n. representation of abstract or moral concepts in art or literature by means of concrete things or events; symbolic narrative, fable, parable, metaphor, analogy | ||||
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Allegory Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Allegory
(n.)
Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem.
(n.)
A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.
(n.)
A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.
(n.)
Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem.
(n.)
A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.
(n.)
A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.
| WordNet 2.0 |
allegory
Noun
1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
(synonym) fable, parable, apologue
(hypernym) story
(hyponym) Aesop's fables
(derivation) allegorize, allegorise
2. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
(synonym) emblem
(hypernym) symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation
(hyponym) scarlet letter
(derivation) allegorize, allegorise
3. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
(hypernym) expressive style, style
(derivation) allegorize, allegorise
Noun
1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
(synonym) fable, parable, apologue
(hypernym) story
(hyponym) Aesop's fables
(derivation) allegorize, allegorise
2. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
(synonym) emblem
(hypernym) symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation
(hyponym) scarlet letter
(derivation) allegorize, allegorise
3. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
(hypernym) expressive style, style
(derivation) allegorize, allegorise
| hEnglish - advanced version |
allegory
allegory
\al"le*go*ry\ (&?;), n.; pl. allegories (&?;). [l. allegoria, gr. &?;, description of one thing under the image of another; &?; other + &?; to speak in the assembly, harangue, &?; place of assembly, fr. &?; to assemble: cf. f. allégorie.]
1. a figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. the real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.
2. anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem.
3. (paint. & sculpt.) a figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.
allegory
\al"le*go*ry\ (&?;), n.; pl. allegories (&?;). [l. allegoria, gr. &?;, description of one thing under the image of another; &?; other + &?; to speak in the assembly, harangue, &?; place of assembly, fr. &?; to assemble: cf. f. allégorie.]
1. a figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. the real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.
2. anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem.
3. (paint. & sculpt.) a figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.
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allegory
The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
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Alleg
Alleg = n. fable, allegory
Alleg = n. fable, allegory
Aralleg
Aralleg = n. an allegory
Allegory Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Allegory
used only in Gal. 4:24, where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the slave-born, and makes use of it allegorically. Every parable is an allegory. Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1-4) addresses David in an allegorical narrative. In the eightieth Psalm there is a beautiful allegory: "Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt," etc. In Eccl. 12:2-6, there is a striking allegorical description of old age.
used only in Gal. 4:24, where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the slave-born, and makes use of it allegorically. Every parable is an allegory. Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1-4) addresses David in an allegorical narrative. In the eightieth Psalm there is a beautiful allegory: "Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt," etc. In Eccl. 12:2-6, there is a striking allegorical description of old age.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Allegory
a figure of speech, which has been defined by Bishop Marsh, in accordance with its etymology as, "a representation of one thing which is intended to excite the representation of another thing." ("A figurative representation containing a meaning other than and in addition to the literal." "A fable or parable; is a short allegory with one definite moral."-Encyc. Brit.) In every allegory there is a twofold sense-the immediate or historic, which is understood from the words, and the ultimate, which is concerned with the things signified by the words. The allegorical interpretation is not of the words, but of the thing signified by them, and not only may, but actually does, coexist with the literal interpretation in every allegory, whether the narrative in which it is conveyed be of things possible or real. An illustration of this may be seen in (Galatians 4:24) where the apostle gives an allegorical interpretation to the historical narrative of Hagar and Sarah, not treating that narrative as an allegory in itself; as our Authorized Version would lead us to suppose, but drawing from it a deeper sense than is conveyed by the immediate representation. (Addison's Vision of Mirza and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress are among the best allegories in all literature.)
a figure of speech, which has been defined by Bishop Marsh, in accordance with its etymology as, "a representation of one thing which is intended to excite the representation of another thing." ("A figurative representation containing a meaning other than and in addition to the literal." "A fable or parable; is a short allegory with one definite moral."-Encyc. Brit.) In every allegory there is a twofold sense-the immediate or historic, which is understood from the words, and the ultimate, which is concerned with the things signified by the words. The allegorical interpretation is not of the words, but of the thing signified by them, and not only may, but actually does, coexist with the literal interpretation in every allegory, whether the narrative in which it is conveyed be of things possible or real. An illustration of this may be seen in (Galatians 4:24) where the apostle gives an allegorical interpretation to the historical narrative of Hagar and Sarah, not treating that narrative as an allegory in itself; as our Authorized Version would lead us to suppose, but drawing from it a deeper sense than is conveyed by the immediate representation. (Addison's Vision of Mirza and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress are among the best allegories in all literature.)
Allegory Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Allegory Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Allegory
An allegory (from Greek αλλος, , "other", and αγορευειν, agoreuein, "to speak in public") is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal.
Allegory is generally treated as a figure of rhetoric, but an allegory does not have to be expressed in language: it may be addressed to the eye, and is often found in realistic painting, sculpture or some other form of mimetic, or representative art.
The etymological meaning of the word is broader than the common use of the word. Though it is similar to other rhetorical comparisons, an allegory is sustained longer and more fully in its details than a metaphor, and appeals to imagination, while an analogy appeals to reason or logic. The fable or parable is a short allegory with one definite moral.
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