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Definitions for: Allegoric [adj] used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
Webster (1913) Definition: Al`le*gor"ic, Allegorical Al`le*gor"ic*al, a. [F.
all['e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See Allegory.]
Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an
allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. ``An
allegoric tale.'' --Falconer. ``An allegorical application.''
--Pope.
Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which
says one thing, but means another. --Max Miller.
Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness, n.
Synonyms: allegorical, representative
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