symbolism

Definition of Symbolism in English :

1. symbolism

a system of symbols and symbolic representations

the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

3. symbolism

an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Symbolism

noun

1.

the representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or character to something

2.

a system of symbols or symbolic representation

3.

a symbolic significance or quality

4. (often capital)

a late 19th-century movement in art that sought to express mystical or abstract ideas through the symbolic use of images

noun

1.

the representation of things by use of symbols, esp. in art or literature

2.

a system of symbols

3.

symbolic meaning

4.

the theories or practices of a group of symbolists, as in art or literature

n.

1. The practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships.

2. A system of symbols or representations.

3. A symbolic meaning or representation.

4. Revelation or suggestion of intangible conditions or truths by artistic invention.

5. Symbolism The movement, theory, or practice of the late 19th-century Symbolists.