Associations to the word «Metaphorical»

Wiktionary

METAPHORICAL, adjective. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
METAPHORICAL THEISM, noun. The belief in God as a metaphor

Dictionary definition

METAPHORICAL, adjective. Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.