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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche