Allegoric

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Allegoric \Al`le*gor"ic\, Allegorical \Al`le*gor"ic*al\, a. [F.
     all['e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See {Allegory}.]
     Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an
     allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An
     allegoric tale." --Falconer. "An allegorical application."
     --Pope.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which
           says one thing, but means another.       --Max Miller.
     [1913 Webster] {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
     {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  allegoric
       adj : used in or characteristic of or containing allegory;
             "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of
             Victory leading an army" [syn: {allegorical}]