Hypertext Webster Gateway: "symbolism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Symbolism \Sym"bol*ism\, n.
1. The act of symbolizing, or the state of being symbolized;
as, symbolism in Christian art is the representation of
truth, virtues, vices, etc., by emblematic colors, signs,
and forms.
2. A system of symbols or representations.
3. (Chem.)
(a) The practice of using symbols, or the system of
notation developed thereby.
(b) A combining together of parts or ingredients. [Obs.]
4. (Theol.) The science of creeds; symbolics.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
symbolism
n 1: a system of symbols and symbolic representations
2: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
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