Symbolicalness

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

  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 an eye is symbolic of sight
     and knowledge. -- {Sym*bol"ic*al*ly}, adv. --


     {Sym*bol"ic*al*ness}, n.
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           The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death by
           such symbolical actions as he himself appointed. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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     {Symbolical delivery} (Law), the delivery of property sold by
        delivering something else as a symbol, token, or
        representative of it. --Bouvier. Chitty.
  
     {Symbolical philosophy}, the philosophy expressed by
        hieroglyphics.
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