(Used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech.
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Examples for "figurative "
1 Objection 1: It would seem that the ceremonial precepts are not figurative .
2 Objection 1: It would seem that the judicial precepts were not figurative .
3 In the first place, his expressions on this subject seem essentially figurative .
4 This figurative representation correctly explains the ancient Brahmanical theory on the subject.
5 Very probably, writers on yoga employ this language in a figurative sense.
1 A metaphor suggests comparison of the phenomenon with another by the nonliteral application of a word.
2 It makes sense that Nader could not function inside a romantic relationship, as those are always nonliteral relationships.
3 They admit there is some nonliteral language in the Bible-whenIsaiah says the "trees clapped," it's obviously a metaphor.
4 It is like trying to allegorize a symbol, trying to reduce to one literal, verbal meaning something that has many nonliteral , nonverbal meanings.
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