0 the use of symbols in art, literature, films, etc. to represent ideas: --
Religious symbolism is very characteristic of the paintings of this period.
1 the use of symbols to represent ideas, or the meaning of something as a symbol: --
poetic symbolism
The emergence of reality in time as a real process and its representation in symbolism are two sides of the same creative process.
His theory of the prototype and model of symbolism illustrates how he sought to implement this suggestion himself.
The magistrates had to acknowledge the citizens' claims for participation in town politics, even if only in repeated rituals and symbolism.
In conclusion, this is a suggestive study that juxtaposes two disparate and equally appealing bodies of religious symbolism.
On the linguistic model of symbolism, all forms of meaning can be understood by comparison with the notion of a system of conventional signs.
To medieval readers familiar with the symbolism inherent in numbers, 72 was rich in connotations.
Alternatively these may have been used for their marine symbolism.
Religion was found to be a more influential factor than cultural symbolism.
