allegory
Synonym of allegorizeSynonym of allegorize.: To interpret (a picture, story, or other form of communication) to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
» Chess, allegory of a war, is a game of attack and defense.
Meaning
5 sensesSynonym of allegorize.
(archaic, transitive)To interpret (a picture, story, or other form of communication) to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
(archaic, transitive)To create an allegory (noun sense 2.1) from (a character, an event or situation, etc.); also, to use one or more symbols to depict (a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences).
(archaic, transitive)Followed by away: to treat (something) as allegorical or symbolic rather than as truth.
(archaic, intransitive)To interpret an allegory.
(archaic, intransitive)To create or use allegory.
Examples
6 sentencesChess, allegory of a war, is a game of attack and defense.
The ship of fools was a popular allegory in medieval art and literature.
As an allegory of war, chess is a game of attack and defense.
ruШахматы как аллегория войны - это игра атаки и защиты.
deSchach ist ein Angriffs- und Verteidungsspiele, gleichsam eine Allegorie des Krieges.
It's an allegory.
ruЭто аллегория.
deDas ist eine Allegorie.
That's an allegory. Do you know what that is?
ruЭто аллегория. Знаете, что это такое?
deDas ist eine Allegorie. Weißt du, was das ist?
Origin
The noun is derived from Late Middle English allegorie (“symbolic interpretation; symbolisThe noun is derived from Late Middle English allegorie (“symbolic interpretation; symbolism; (Christianity) one of the four methods of interpreting the Bible”) + English -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a condition, quality, or state). Allegorie is borrowed from Anglo-Norman allegorie and Middle French allegorie (“narrative with a hidden meaning; such a meaning or its interpretation”) (modern French allégorie), and directly from their etymon Latin allēgoria (“figurative or metaphorical language, allegory; parable”) (whence Late Latin allēgoria (“allegorical interpretation of the Bible”)), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λληγορῐ́ᾱ (ăllēgorĭ́ā, “figurative or metaphorical language”), probably from ἀλληγορος (allēgoros, “allegorical”) (though only attested in Byzantine Greek) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Ἀλληγορος (Allēgoros) is derived from ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos, “another; different”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond; other”)) + ἠγόρ- (ēgór-, the imperfect stem of ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to speak in the assembly; to say, speak”)) + -ος (-os, suffix forming certain inflections of adjectives); and ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) from ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́, “assembly; assembly place; market place; speech”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“flock, herd; to gather”)) + -εύω (-eúō, suffix forming verbs).
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Forms
allegories, allegorying, allegoried, allegoried| Base form | allegory · to allegory |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | allegories |
| Present participle | allegorying |
| Past simple | allegoried |
| Past participle | allegoried |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle