Synonyms for symbolism
ˈsɪm bəˌlɪz əmsym·bol·ism

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1. symbolismnoun

   a system of symbols and symbolic representations

   Synonyms:
   symbolisation, symbolization

2. symbolism, symbolization, symbolisationnoun

   the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

   Synonyms:
   symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization

3. symbolismnoun

   an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

   Synonyms:
   symbolisation, symbolization

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1. • Artistic Movement
   • Symbol

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1. List of paraphrases for "symbolism":

   symbolic, symbol

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1. Thomas Spencer:

   The first parade has some pretty overt racial symbolism and intimidation. The VP was armed, and there was an executioner’s block on the float, etc..

2. Joe Boland:

   The symbolism of this moment will not be missed by anyone in the border region, it will be like the Pope coming to Ellis Island.

3. Anne Austin:

   Its highly likely that with more evidence, well find clearer patterns to the location and symbolism of these tattoos, but that will have to wait weve conducted more research.

4. Jeff Merkley:

   The symbolism really represents to people living in the West Bank and Gaza that there is no path for them to ever have a land of their own, they've been under occupation, it's an extraordinarily difficult life, and we have -- we, the United States -- have championed the vision that there would be a future, a brighter future ahead.

5. Michael Shellenberger:

   The media publicity, the fund-raising, the mass membership mobilization are all incentives to do more of these acts. but underneath all that symbolism, only technology has the answers to a problem of this scale, and for that we need to get governments to act.