Allegory: alternatives and connections

A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.

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A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman.

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The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.

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An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.

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of Dive

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Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure…

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A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a…

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A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguish…

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A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.

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A large medal or memorial coin.

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A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered…

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An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded,…

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A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emb…

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The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation.

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Alt. of Allegorical

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Alt. of Allegorical

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Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative.

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Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative.

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To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people.

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To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people.

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Alt. of Emblematical

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Alt. of Emblematical

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Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem; as, emblematic language or orn…

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Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem; as, emblematic language or orn…

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One who invents or writes fables.

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One who invents or writes fables.

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Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.

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Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.

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A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.

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Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.

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A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the…

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Procurable.

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