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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•bol•ism /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the practice of representing things by symbols, or of giving ordinary things a symbolic meaning or character:the use of symbolism in poetry and art.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•bol•ism (sim′bə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
- a set or system of symbols.
- symbolic meaning or character.
- Fine Art, Literaturethe principles and practice of symbolists in art or literature.
- Fine Art, Literature(cap.) a movement of the late 19th century in French art and literature. Cf. symbolist (defs. 3b, 4b).
- Religionthe use of any of certain special figures or marks of identification to signify a religious message or divine being, as the cross for Christ and the Christian faith.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: symbolism /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/ n - the representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or character to something
- a system of symbols or symbolic representation
- a symbolic significance or quality
- (often capital) a late 19th-century movement in art that sought to express mystical or abstract ideas through the symbolic use of images
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