allegoricadj.

Brit.

/ˌalᵻˈɡɒrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌæləˈɡɔrɪk/

Forms: Middle English allegorik, Middle English allegoryke, 1500s alligoric, 1600s allegorick, 1600s– allegoric.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin allegoricus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin allegoricus (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian) < ancient Greek ἀλληγορικός < ἀλληγορία allegory n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French allegorique , alegoricque , French allégorique (15th cent. or earlier). Compare later allegorical adj., and slightly earlier allegory n.

= allegorical adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > comparison by allegory > [adjective]

allegoricc1395

allegorical1528

allegoristic1828

society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > criticism, interpretation > [adjective] > allegorical

allegoricc1395

allegorical1528

allegorizing1607

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [adjective]

allegoricc1395

allegorical1528

parabolical1563

apological1623

apologal1652

parabolary1652

Aesopic1664

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Aesopian1688

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > allegorical

ghostlyOE

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allegorical1528

parabolical1563

parabolary1652

parabolic1669

semi-parabolic1876

c1395 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal 1 C.viii) (1850) Isa. Prol. 226 Literal ether historial vndurstondyng techith what thing is don; allegorik techith what we owen for to bileue.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 277 Men seien comounly, þat holy writ haþ foure wittis. Þe first witt is of the storye... Þe secounde witt is allegoryke... Þe þridde witt is troplogyke... Þe fourþ witt is anagogyke.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) iv. 23 That passage of the text nedis nocht ane alligoric expositione.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 387 A Kingdom they portend thee, but what Kingdom, Real or Allegoric I discern not.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. vii. 137 Having painted an allegoric piece of Strength vanquished by Wisdom.

1827 T. De Quincey in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 14 Allegoric personages; that is, impersonated abstractions expounded by emblems.

1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 62 This frozen sisterhood of the allegoric family.

1907 Living Age 5 Jan. 12/2 There is more than an allegoric significance in chastity being the saintly quality above all others.

1991 Cruise Trav. Aug. 25/2 The Cruz Velmelha..introduced a coordinated theme with an allegoric lead car (the forerunner to today's floats).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allegoric
释义	allegoricadj. Brit. /ˌalᵻˈɡɒrɪk/, U.S. /ˌæləˈɡɔrɪk/ Forms: Middle English allegorik, Middle English allegoryke, 1500s alligoric, 1600s allegorick, 1600s– allegoric. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin allegoricus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin allegoricus (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian) < ancient Greek ἀλληγορικός < ἀλληγορία allegory n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French allegorique , alegoricque , French allégorique (15th cent. or earlier). Compare later allegorical adj., and slightly earlier allegory n. = allegorical adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > comparison by allegory > [adjective] allegoricc1395 allegorical1528 allegoristic1828 society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > criticism, interpretation > [adjective] > allegorical allegoricc1395 allegorical1528 allegorizing1607 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [adjective] allegoricc1395 allegorical1528 parabolical1563 apological1623 apologal1652 parabolary1652 Aesopic1664 parabolic1669 Aesopian1688 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > allegorical ghostlyOE allegoricc1395 allegorical1528 parabolical1563 parabolary1652 parabolic1669 semi-parabolic1876 c1395 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal 1 C.viii) (1850) Isa. Prol. 226 Literal ether historial vndurstondyng techith what thing is don; allegorik techith what we owen for to bileue. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 277 Men seien comounly, þat holy writ haþ foure wittis. Þe first witt is of the storye... Þe secounde witt is allegoryke... Þe þridde witt is troplogyke... Þe fourþ witt is anagogyke. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) iv. 23 That passage of the text nedis nocht ane alligoric expositione. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 387 A Kingdom they portend thee, but what Kingdom, Real or Allegoric I discern not. View more context for this quotation 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. vii. 137 Having painted an allegoric piece of Strength vanquished by Wisdom. 1827 T. De Quincey in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 14 Allegoric personages; that is, impersonated abstractions expounded by emblems. 1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. II. 62 This frozen sisterhood of the allegoric family. 1907 Living Age 5 Jan. 12/2 There is more than an allegoric significance in chastity being the saintly quality above all others. 1991 Cruise Trav. Aug. 25/2 The Cruz Velmelha..introduced a coordinated theme with an allegoric lead car (the forerunner to today's floats). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1395
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