Allegorism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use of allegory. uncountable, usually

    "These two tendencies correspond, mutatis mutandis, with the development of symbolism and allegorism in twentieth-century literature."

  2. 2
    The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine. uncountable, usually

    "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."

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"These two tendencies correspond, mutatis mutandis, with the development of symbolism and allegorism in twentieth-century literature."

Etymology

From allegory + -ism.

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