symbolism

English Thesaurus

1. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning (noun.act)

hypernym	:	pattern, practice,
definition	:	a customary way of operation or behavior (noun.act)

2. a system of symbols and symbolic representations (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	symbol,
definition	:	an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance (noun.communication)

3. an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images (noun.group)

hypernym	:	art movement, artistic movement,
definition	:	a group of artists who agree on general principles (noun.group)

4. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning (noun.act)

derivation	:	symbolist,
definition	:	a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols (noun.person)

derivation	:	symboliser, symbolist, symbolizer, symboliser, symbolist, symbolizer,
definition	:	someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols (noun.person)

5. an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images (noun.group)

derivation	:	symbolist,
definition	:	a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols (noun.person)

6. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning (noun.act)

derivation	:	symbolist,
definition	:	a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols (noun.person)

derivation	:	symboliser, symbolist, symbolizer, symboliser, symbolist, symbolizer,
definition	:	someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols (noun.person)

7. an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images (noun.group)

derivation	:	symbolist,
definition	:	a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols (noun.person)