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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