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Noun
/ˈaləˌgôrē/,
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allegories, plural;
  1. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
    • - Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey
  2. The genre to which such works belong

  3. A symbol

  1. fable: a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  2. emblem: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
  3. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
  4. (allegorical) used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
  5. Allegory is a figurative mode of representation conveying meaning other than the literal. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation. ...
  6. In mathematics, in the subject of category theory, an allegory is a category that has some of the structure of the category of sets and binary relations between them. ...
  7. (Allegories (Bellini)) The Four Allegories is a series of four small panel paintings in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, whose date has been variously argued as different points in the range 1490-1504. ...
  8. (Allegorical) A method of Bible interpretation (hermeneutic) that assumes the text has a meaning other than what the literal wording says.
  9. A work of art which represents some abstract quality or idea, either by means of a single figure (personification) or by grouping objects and figures together. ...
  10. A complete narrative that may also be applied to a parallel set of external situations that may be political, moral, religious, or philosophical; a complete and self-contained narrative signifying another set of conditions.(allegory: symbol::movie:still picture).
  11. work of art that treats one subject in the guise of another. An allegoric photograph usually illustrates a subject that embodies a moral "inner meaning".
  12. A literary work where the SETTING, CHARACTERS or ACTION make sense on a literal level, but also convey an abstract level of meaning, which is usually religious or political in nature. ...
  13. A story illustrating an idea or a moral principle in which objects take on symbolic meanings. In Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy," Dante, symbolizing mankind, is taken by Virgil the poet on a journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in order to teach him the nature of sin and its ...
  14. A story filled with symbolism illustrating a spiritual reality beyond the actual historical event being described. ...
  15. A symbol or illustration used to represent an idea, or convey a message. For example, allegory is seen in the Hanged Man card to convey the idea of letting go, or suspending control.
  16. A symbolic representation of a message or an idea. An example in tarot is the Death card. This card often does not mean death, but indicates change or departure.
  17. literally, 'saying something else'; a story in which characters, objects, and actions have metaphorical meaning.
  18. Henry Cockeram, in his English dictionary (1623), explains this as "A sentence that must be understood otherwise than the literal interpretation shewes" but does not distinguish among allegory, irony, metaphor, and symbol. ...
  19. Medieval allegory also shows elements of the tradition of courtly love. A prime example of this is the first part of The Romance of the Rose.
  20. as in metaphor, one thing (usually nonrational, abstract, religious) is implicitly spoken of in terms of something concrete, but in an allegory the comparison is extended to include an entire work or large portion of a work.
  21. Personifications of abstract ideas and concepts such as Hope, Love, Peace, Concord, War, the Seasons et­ cetera. Many allegories derive fro­m antiquity (e.g. virtues and vices), yet most are Christian.
  22. A narrativetechnique in which characters representing things or abstract ideas are used to convey a message or teach a lesson. Allegory is typically used to teach moral, ethical, or religious lessons but is sometimes used for satiric or political purposes.
  23. the symbolic representation of truths about human traits and existence.
  24. A story which represents an idea or belief. An allegory can be religious or political. The most famous example of an allegorical work in English literature is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Click here for another definition.
  25. a description or depiction of one subject under the guise of another, more complex and extended than a metaphor, often with material objects and events used to convey relations between abstract ideas.