symbolism
English
editEtymology
editFrom symbol + -ism, sense 2 being a semantic loan from French symbolisme.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsymbolism (countable and uncountable, plural symbolisms)
- Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]
- An art movement originating in late 19th-century France and Belgium, seeking to represent absolute truths symbolically through language and metaphorical images, mainly as a reaction against naturalism and realism.
- (obsolete) A combining together of parts or ingredients.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editrepresentation of a concept
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Swedish
editEtymology
editNoun
editsymbolism c
Declension
editDeclension of symbolism | ||||
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Nominative | symbolism | symbolismen | — | — |
Genitive | symbolisms | symbolismens | — | — |
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