symbolic

symbolic
Symbolics Sym*bol"ics, n. The study of ancient symbols; esp. (Theol.), that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith; symbolism; -- called also {symbolic}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Symbolic — Studioalbum von Death Veröffentlichung 1995 Label Roadrunner Records Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Symbolic — Album par Death Album studio Sortie 1995 Durée 50:38 Genre Death Metal Progressif Producteur Jim Morris …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Symbolic — Álbum de Death Publicación 21 de marzo de 1995 Género(s) Death metal progresivo Death metal técnico Duración 50:42 …   Wikipedia Español

  • symbolic — symbolic, symbolical Both words mean ‘serving as a symbol’ or ‘involving the use of symbols’, but symbolic is much more common (roughly 200 times more in the OEC): • On the day before Easter, there is a symbolic burning of a cloth draped wooden… …   Modern English usage

  • Symbolic — Sym*bol ic, n. [Cf. F. symbolique. See {Symbolic}, a.] (Theol.) See {Symbolics}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Symbolic — Sym*bol ic, Symbolical Sym*bol ic*al, a. [L. symbolicus, Gr. symboliko s: cf. F. symbolique.] Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • symbolic — index nominal, representative, suggestive (evocative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • symbolic — c.1600 (implied in symbolically); see SYMBOL (Cf. symbol) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • symbolic — [adj] representative allegorical, characteristic, denotative, emblematic, figurative, indicative, indicatory, significant, suggestive, symptomatic, token, typical; concept 267 …   New thesaurus

  • symbolic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving as a symbol. 2) involving the use of symbols or symbolism. DERIVATIVES symbolically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • symbolic — [sim bäl′ik] adj. [LL symbolicus < Gr symbolikos] 1. of or expressed in a symbol or symbols 2. that serves as a symbol (of something) 3. characterized by symbolism: Also symbolical symbolically adv …   English World dictionary

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