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Meanings of allegorical in English

Used in or characteristic of or containing allegory.

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        1
        Given the allegorical nature of the novel's content, so it should be.
        The Guardian
        2
        They speak in allegorical form in glowing songs of wine and love.
        Modern Persia
        3
        The allegorical meaning of the poem is hidden under the literal one.
        Handbook of Universal Literature, From the Best and Latest Autho...
        4
        The allegorical significance is explained by the old poet at considerable length.
        Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days
        5
        The work I mean is his allegorical poem of the Fairy Queen.
        The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volum...
        6
        This explains the allegorical nature of mediaeval poetry and of poetical theory.
        Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance / A Study of Rhetorical T...
        7
        There are also allegorical frescoes, representing very appropriately the virtues and vices.
        Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo / Comprising a Tour Thro...
        8
        Preceding Father Neptune are allegorical figures, rhythmically swinging away into the sky.
        The Art of the Exposition / Personal Impressions of the Architec...
        9
        How allegorical of human labor is that old fable of the Hydra!
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
        10
        A little foot not like our beetle-crushers, but something miniature, fairylike, allegorical.
        The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories
        11
        The allegorical intention in the direction of their course is evident.
        The Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell
        12
        The Christians are trimming invisible wicks and pouring in allegorical oil.
        Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
        13
        The ornaments consist, as in the former case, of allegorical figures of boys.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888
        14
        Over the allegorical medallion was the mainmast used to display the French flag.
        Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
        15
        The style of the composition is partly allegorical and partly narrative.
        A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, A Colored Man / Writ...
        16
        There is an allegorical figure of Commerce on the front of the building.
        Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1
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