SYMBOLISM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) symbolism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a system of symbols and symbolic representations
    Hypernyms(s) symbolism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images
    Hypernyms(s) symbolism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower