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Meanings of nonliteral in English

Portuguese
figurativo

(Used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech.

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      Objection 1: It would seem that the ceremonial precepts are not figurative.
      Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
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      Objection 1: It would seem that the judicial precepts were not figurative.
      Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
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      In the first place, his expressions on this subject seem essentially figurative.
      The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
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      This figurative representation correctly explains the ancient Brahmanical theory on the subject.
      Five Years of Theosophy
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      Very probably, writers on yoga employ this language in a figurative sense.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
      Usage of nonliteral in English
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      A metaphor suggests comparison of the phenomenon with another by the nonliteral application of a word.
      Humanistic Nursing
      2
      It makes sense that Nader could not function inside a romantic relationship, as those are always nonliteral relationships.
      Chuck klosterman on pop
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      They admit there is some nonliteral language in the Bible-whenIsaiah says the "trees clapped," it's obviously a metaphor.
      The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow ...
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      It is like trying to allegorize a symbol, trying to reduce to one literal, verbal meaning something that has many nonliteral, nonverbal meanings.
      Three philosophies of life
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