Symbolism

//ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm//

Synonyms for "symbolism" (102 found)

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Related word relations

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More general

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Related terms

3 entries

derived

2 entries

derived from

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is a

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related to

7 entries

Translations

40 translations across 34 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • رَمْزِيَّة noun (representation of a concept)

Asturian

1 entries
  • simbolismu noun (representation of a concept)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • сімвалі́зм noun (representation of a concept)
  • сімво́ліка noun (representation of a concept)

Catalan

1 entries
  • simbolisme noun (representation of a concept)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 象徵主義 /象征主义 noun (representation of a concept)

Dutch

1 entries
  • symbolisme noun (representation of a concept)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • simboleco noun (representation of a concept)

French

1 entries
  • symbolisme noun (representation of a concept)

Galician

1 entries
  • simbolismo noun (representation of a concept)

Georgian

1 entries
  • სიმბოლიზმი noun (representation of a concept)

German

1 entries
  • Symbolik noun (representation of a concept)

Greek

1 entries
  • συμβολισμός noun (representation of a concept)

Ido

1 entries
  • simbolismo noun (representation of a concept)

Irish

1 entries
  • siombalachas noun (representation of a concept)

Italian

1 entries
  • simbolismo noun (representation of a concept)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 象徴主義 noun (representation of a concept)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • бейнешілік noun (representation of a concept)
  • символизм noun (representation of a concept)

Korean

1 entries
  • 상징주의 noun (representation of a concept)

Latin

1 entries
  • symbolismus noun (representation of a concept)

Latvian

1 entries
  • simbolisms noun (representation of a concept)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • symbolisme noun (representation of a concept)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • symbolisme noun (representation of a concept)

Persian

1 entries
  • نمادگرایی noun (representation of a concept)

Polish

2 entries
  • symbolika noun (representation of a concept)
  • symbolizm noun (representation of a concept)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • simbolismo noun (representation of a concept)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਵਾਦ noun (representation of a concept)

Russian

2 entries
  • симво́лика noun (representation of a concept)
  • символи́зм noun (representation of a concept)

Spanish

1 entries
  • simbolismo noun (representation of a concept)

Swedish

1 entries
  • symbolik noun (representation of a concept)

Tamil

1 entries
  • குறியீட்டியம் noun (representation of a concept)

Thai

1 entries
  • ลัทธิสัญลักษณ์นิยม noun (representation of a concept)

Turkish

2 entries
  • sembolizm noun (representation of a concept)
  • simgecilik noun (representation of a concept)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • симво́ліка noun (representation of a concept)
  • символі́зм noun (representation of a concept)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • thơ tượng trưng noun (representation of a concept)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.

Source: tatoeba (426674)

Through both denotation and connotation, many Turkish names are weighty with symbolism. Before the Second World War, the European system of name-giving was adopted, and the people of Turkey chose new surnames for themselves from a list of names which had been created on the basis of etymology and semantics.

Source: tatoeba (5177439)

This novel is rich in symbolism.

Source: tatoeba (5888287)

The symbolism behind this Cistercian chapel's sculptural motifs is still not completely understood.

Source: tatoeba (10613932)

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