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Adj.

[F.

allégorique

, L.

allegorius

, fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See

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.

Alˊle-gor′ic-al-ly

adv.

–

Alˊle-gor′ic-al-ness

Noun.

allegorical ‎(comparative more allegorical, superlative most allegorical)

of, relating to, or containing allegory
- Alexander Pope
  An allegorical application.
- Max Miller
  Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.

of, relating to, or containing allegory