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Representation in art & in general
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anti-realist
Calvary
complementary
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limn
mimesis
naturalistically
non-figurative
non-representational
portray
portrayal
realism
realist
representation
stylized
symbolic
symbolization
ultrarealism
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Philosophy

symbolism | American Dictionary

symbolism
noun[ U ]
us/ˈsɪm·bəˌlɪz·əm/
the use of symbols to represent ideas, or the meaning of something as a symbol:
poetic symbolism

Examples of symbolism

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They are cartoon-like versions of the animal: personified, embellished and layered with cultural symbolism.
The triangle and other symbolism used in socialist literature originated here.
In a society as rich in visual symbolism (seen especially through the pottery) one should not be surprised at the presence of stylised representational objects.
Convergence cannot always be sharply distinguished from universal sound symbolism; most of these cases concern onomatopoeia.
To say that shamanism is universal, and more importantly symbolism is universal, is nonsense.
After several hundred pages of detailed discussion of hermeneutic techniques, symbolism, associations, and censorship, we find that psychoanalysis cannot be reduced to an interpretive practice.
Political symbolism acquired greater significance during the chaotic period from 1648 to 1661.
Religion was found to be a more influential factor than cultural symbolism.
Alternatively these may have been used for their marine symbolism.
To medieval readers familiar with the symbolism inherent in numbers, 72 was rich in connotations.
On the linguistic model of symbolism, all forms of meaning can be understood by comparison with the notion of a system of conventional signs.
In conclusion, this is a suggestive study that juxtaposes two disparate and equally appealing bodies of religious symbolism.
The magistrates had to acknowledge the citizens' claims for participation in town politics, even if only in repeated rituals and symbolism.
His theory of the prototype and model of symbolism illustrates how he sought to implement this suggestion himself.
The emergence of reality in time as a real process and its representation in symbolism are two sides of the same creative process.
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