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Definition of symbolic in English: symbolicadjective sɪmˈbɒlɪksɪmˈbɑlɪk 1Serving as a symbol. a repeating design symbolic of eternity Example sentencesExamples - The castle site is symbolic of York's importance in national affairs of state, much of which is forgotten by people, or not known.
- Perhaps, too, this is symbolic of a psychological disruption as Warhol the man attempts to reclaim himself from Warhol the legend.
- It's symbolic of the acceptance by the people of the new monarch and acceptance of the new monarch to serve.
- Dirty hospitals are symbolic of an under-funded health service.
- A stone is also symbolic of eternity, like the cornerstone of a building, placed to last for all time.
- But the failure to open up the reserve to oil exploration is symbolic of environmentalism's influence.
- A building can be symbolic of power, but it can also be a folly.
- This seems to be symbolic of the many recent developments which simply do not belong in the community.
- They feel this is symbolic of the problems we face in the nation.
- The world's most famous steam locomotive is symbolic of British industry, innovation and engineering.
- The destruction of both wall and statue is symbolic of breaking free from oppression, and the elation on the faces of the people was the same.
- It is symbolic of loneliness, but also safety and guidance.
- An inverted glass is symbolic of the fact that those missing are unable to raise their glasses in a toast.
- For Baxter, it seems symbolic of his becoming - in late middle age - a family man for the first time.
- The flag is symbolic of the Democracy in which we are lucky enough to live.
- Bronze bells are not only percussion instruments but also ritual instruments symbolic of social status and power.
- They also somehow seem to be symbolic of our throwaway consumer society.
- The city has today become symbolic of the systematic and sustained devaluation of the dignity of women.
- The exploration and searching of the butterfly may be symbolic of the poet's search for an explanation or a meaning for the death of someone close to him.
- To me this is symbolic of the effect of the book - shedding light on what otherwise might be passed by unnoticed.
Synonyms figurative, representative, illustrative, emblematic, allegorical, parabolic, non-literal, allusive, denotative, connotative, suggestive, mnemonic - 1.1 Significant purely in terms of what is being represented or implied.
the release of the dissident was an important symbolic gesture Example sentencesExamples - In symbolic terms, a national currency is felt by some to be part of the very idea of nationhood.
- Their proposal for a nuclear-free zone is a largely symbolic but very significant gesture in the face of terrorist violence.
- Some people have suggested as a symbolic gesture, perhaps, it would be demolished.
- The apology for slavery is important in symbolic terms only, especially given the crisis in Liberia.
- In Aaronovitch's telling, events in the Balkans become purely symbolic.
- The process of disarmament thus assumes a purely symbolic character.
- But as well as the bread and butter issues, there is a significant symbolic loss for republicans.
- To date, their achievements have been purely symbolic or legislative rather than financial.
- Now, the loss of Spain is more politically symbolic than militarily significant.
- In a symbolic gesture Chambers cut his annual salary to $1 to appease shareholders and departing employees.
- In such a circumstance the label under which punishment is imposed would appear to be purely symbolic.
- The presentations represented a symbolic passing of the torch from one generation to the next.
- In measuring that weakness, his sexual misbehaviour is more symbolic than significant.
- Her term two has been a much rockier ride than her more symbolic, ambassadorial first term.
- All the while, the world makes symbolic gestures of concern and assistance.
- However, the territories gained were significant only in a symbolic way.
- I also think that maybe this was a symbolic journey, representing my quest to my inner psyche.
- It has more to do with the need to be seen supporting the Palestinians, even if only in a purely symbolic way.
- And never mind that the summit may turn out to be a purely symbolic event.
- The handshake was a symbolic gesture signifying that intention.
Synonyms emblematic, representative, typical, characteristic, distinctive, symptomatic meaningful, significant
2Involving the use of symbols or symbolism. Klimt's symbolic painting of 1900–7 Example sentencesExamples - "I think that 'The Scream' is one of the best paintings in the world. It is a great symbolic painting."
- If one were to judge Watts on his late, symbolic work, one might give him low marks for technique, anatomy and draughtsmanship.
- Cotton's highly symbolic paintings make statements about the value of land, Maori land concerns and the impact of colonisation.
- A single large, spoked wheel above the train takes the painting into the symbolic realm.
Derivatives adjective ‘I will be so excited to go back on the stage with the presentation of this music which is so symbolical to me,’ he said before the performance. Example sentencesExamples - The powers of the Parliament, reformed after the 1996 referendum, became largely symbolical while the rule of law was profaned since the main regulating documents were presidential decrees.
- It is a symbolical play aimed at the vices of capitalism and totalitarianism and rekindling the personal spirit.
- Locating the action in the dark recesses of Ian's mind, his depraved fantasy-land becomes the symbolical epicentre of mankind's propensity toward evil.
- The paper's main working hypothesis is that this custom is to be understood in the context of underlying conceptions that fairytales convey in a symbolical guise.
- An interpretive essay by Francis V. O'Connor focuses on the symbolical paintings and the self-portraits, drawing on the artist's crucial early experiences for the psychoanalytic insights they afford.
Origin Mid 17th century: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. The adjective symbolical dates from the early 17th century. Rhymes alcoholic, anabolic, apostolic, bucolic, carbolic, chocoholic, colic, diabolic, embolic, frolic, hydraulic, hyperbolic, melancholic, metabolic, parabolic, rollick, shambolic, shopaholic, vitriolic, workaholic Definition of symbolic in US English: symbolicadjectivesimˈbäliksɪmˈbɑlɪk 1Serving as a symbol. a repeating design symbolic of eternity Example sentencesExamples - They also somehow seem to be symbolic of our throwaway consumer society.
- But the failure to open up the reserve to oil exploration is symbolic of environmentalism's influence.
- The world's most famous steam locomotive is symbolic of British industry, innovation and engineering.
- The castle site is symbolic of York's importance in national affairs of state, much of which is forgotten by people, or not known.
- It's symbolic of the acceptance by the people of the new monarch and acceptance of the new monarch to serve.
- For Baxter, it seems symbolic of his becoming - in late middle age - a family man for the first time.
- Perhaps, too, this is symbolic of a psychological disruption as Warhol the man attempts to reclaim himself from Warhol the legend.
- The flag is symbolic of the Democracy in which we are lucky enough to live.
- This seems to be symbolic of the many recent developments which simply do not belong in the community.
- A building can be symbolic of power, but it can also be a folly.
- Bronze bells are not only percussion instruments but also ritual instruments symbolic of social status and power.
- It is symbolic of loneliness, but also safety and guidance.
- Dirty hospitals are symbolic of an under-funded health service.
- A stone is also symbolic of eternity, like the cornerstone of a building, placed to last for all time.
- An inverted glass is symbolic of the fact that those missing are unable to raise their glasses in a toast.
- To me this is symbolic of the effect of the book - shedding light on what otherwise might be passed by unnoticed.
- The destruction of both wall and statue is symbolic of breaking free from oppression, and the elation on the faces of the people was the same.
- The city has today become symbolic of the systematic and sustained devaluation of the dignity of women.
- They feel this is symbolic of the problems we face in the nation.
- The exploration and searching of the butterfly may be symbolic of the poet's search for an explanation or a meaning for the death of someone close to him.
Synonyms figurative, representative, illustrative, emblematic, allegorical, parabolic, non-literal, allusive, denotative, connotative, suggestive, mnemonic - 1.1 Significant purely in terms of what is being represented or implied.
the release of the dissident was an important symbolic gesture Example sentencesExamples - Their proposal for a nuclear-free zone is a largely symbolic but very significant gesture in the face of terrorist violence.
- But as well as the bread and butter issues, there is a significant symbolic loss for republicans.
- I also think that maybe this was a symbolic journey, representing my quest to my inner psyche.
- Some people have suggested as a symbolic gesture, perhaps, it would be demolished.
- Now, the loss of Spain is more politically symbolic than militarily significant.
- However, the territories gained were significant only in a symbolic way.
- In symbolic terms, a national currency is felt by some to be part of the very idea of nationhood.
- It has more to do with the need to be seen supporting the Palestinians, even if only in a purely symbolic way.
- In Aaronovitch's telling, events in the Balkans become purely symbolic.
- The process of disarmament thus assumes a purely symbolic character.
- The apology for slavery is important in symbolic terms only, especially given the crisis in Liberia.
- The presentations represented a symbolic passing of the torch from one generation to the next.
- Her term two has been a much rockier ride than her more symbolic, ambassadorial first term.
- In a symbolic gesture Chambers cut his annual salary to $1 to appease shareholders and departing employees.
- In measuring that weakness, his sexual misbehaviour is more symbolic than significant.
- And never mind that the summit may turn out to be a purely symbolic event.
- In such a circumstance the label under which punishment is imposed would appear to be purely symbolic.
- To date, their achievements have been purely symbolic or legislative rather than financial.
- All the while, the world makes symbolic gestures of concern and assistance.
- The handshake was a symbolic gesture signifying that intention.
Synonyms emblematic, representative, typical, characteristic, distinctive, symptomatic
2Involving the use of symbols or symbolism. the symbolic meaning of motifs and designs Example sentencesExamples - A single large, spoked wheel above the train takes the painting into the symbolic realm.
- Cotton's highly symbolic paintings make statements about the value of land, Maori land concerns and the impact of colonisation.
- "I think that 'The Scream' is one of the best paintings in the world. It is a great symbolic painting."
- If one were to judge Watts on his late, symbolic work, one might give him low marks for technique, anatomy and draughtsmanship.
Origin Mid 17th century: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. The adjective symbolical dates from the early 17th century. |