allegory
41allegory — noun (plural allegories) a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. Derivatives allegorist noun allegorization or allegorisation noun allegorize or allegorise verb Origin ME: from OFr. allegorie …
42allegory — n. Fable (in which what is stated as a fact is figuratively applied), parable, apologue, story, tale, myth. See parable …
43allegory — noun (C, U) a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson allegorical adjective allegorically adverb …
44allegory — n 1. parable, fable, apologue, tale, story, illustration; fiction, fantasy, myth. 2. comparison, analogy, simile, metaphor, Rhet. pa rabole, Rhet. figure of speech, Rhet. trope, Rhet. image …
45allegory — al·le·go·ry …
46allegory — Аллегория …
47allegory — [ˈæləg(ə)ri] noun [C/U] a story, poem, or picture in which events and characters are used as symbols to express a moral or political idea allegorical [ˌæləˈgɒrɪk(ə)l] adj …
48allegory — ; allegorical sense This word (from the Greek allēgoreō, meaning to imply something beyond what is said ) refers to a type of biblical interpretation that finds symbolic or prophetic meanings beyond the literal text of the Scriptures; for… …
49allegory — Mo olelo e a o ana i ka hana pono loa; ōlelo nane, nane …
50allegory — mostly a literary term, but taken in film terms to mean a suggestive resemblance or correspondence between a visible event or character in a film with other more significant or abstract levels of meaning outside of the film; an extended… …