Associations to the word «Symbolism»
Noun
- Prose
- Connotation
- Hemingway
- Mystic
- Shaman
- Celt
- Deity
- Grail
- Resurrection
- Religion
- Goddess
- Zodiac
- Fascist
- Navajo
- Apocalypse
- Deva
- Buddhism
- Color
- Poetry
- Parallel
- Judaism
- Liturgy
- Cult
- Ism
- Christianity
- Ambiguity
- Osiris
- Romantic
- Narrative
- Ideology
- Nietzsche
- Icon
- Spiritual
- Goethe
- Flag
- Moreau
- Painting
- Tradition
- Kinship
- Religious
- Purity
- Idealism
- Cauldron
- Psyche
- Manifestation
- Theme
- Lotus
- Ceremony
- Mosaic
- Figurine
Adjective
- Taboo
- Sexual
- Geometric
- Pictorial
- Vedic
- Christian
- Phonetic
- Provocative
- Abstract
- Elaborate
- Hindu
- Expressive
- Unconscious
- Mourning
- Rooted
- Celestial
- Veiled
- Lyrical
- Transcendental
- Celtic
- Anthropological
- Primitive
- Meaning
- Egyptian
- Interpreted
- Implicit
- Numerical
- Masculine
- Aztec
- Literary
- Romanian
- Germanic
- Potent
- Divine
- Philosophical
- Horned
- Archaic
- Straightforward
- Artistic
- Hellenistic
- Neolithic
- Neoclassical
Wiktionary
SYMBOLISM, noun. Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
SYMBOLISM, noun. (obsolete) A combining together of parts or ingredients.
Dictionary definition
SYMBOLISM, noun. A system of symbols and symbolic representations.
SYMBOLISM, noun. The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning.
SYMBOLISM, noun. An artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images.
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.