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symbolism
noun(sym-bol-ism)
the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations: such as
symbolism
noun(sym-bol-ism)
artistic imitation or invention that is a method of revealing or suggesting immaterial, ideal, or otherwise intangible truth or states
symbolism
noun(sym-bol-ism)
the use of conventional or traditional signs in the representation of divine beings and spirits

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