English-Thai Dictionary

symbolic

ADJ เป็น เครื่องหมาย  เป็น สัญลักษณ์  emblematic figurative metaphoric pen-krueng-mai

 

symbolical

ADJ เป็น สัญลักษณ์  เป็น เครื่องหมาย  allegorical figurative metaphoric pan-san-ya-lak

 

symbolics

N วิชา ที่ ศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ หลัก ความเชื่อ ทาง ศาสนา  study of creeds creedal theology wi-cha-ti-suek-sa-kiao-kab-kwam-chue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SYMBOLIC, SYMBOLICAL

a.Representative; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; as, the figure of an eye is symbolical of sight and knowledge. The ancients had their symbolical mysteries. The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death, by such symbolical actions as he appointed.
Symbolical philosophy, is the philosophy expressed by hieroglyphics.

 

SYMBOLICALLY

adv. By representation or resemblance of properties; by signs; typically. Courage is symbolically represented by a lion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SYMBOLIC

Sym *bol "ic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. symbolique. See Symbolic, a.] (Theol.)

 

Defn: See Symbolics.

 

SYMBOLIC; SYMBOLICAL

Sym *bol "ic, Sym *bol "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. symbolicus, Gr. symbolique. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge. -- Sym *bol "ic *al *ly, adv. -- Sym *bol "ic *al *ness, n. The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death by such symbolical actions as he himself appointed. Jer. Taylor. Symbolical delivery (Law ), the delivery of property sold by delivering something else as a symbol, token, or representative of it. Bouvier. Chitty. -- Symbolical philosophy, the philosophy expressed by hieroglyphics.

 

SYMBOLICS

SYMBOLICS Sym *bol "ics, n.

 

Defn: The study of ancient symbols; esp. (Theol.),

 

Defn: that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith; symbolism; -- called also symbolic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

symbolic

sym bol ic |simˈbälik sɪmˈbɑlɪk | ▶adjective 1 serving as a symbol: a repeating design symbolic of eternity. • significant purely in terms of what is being represented or implied: the release of the dissident was an important symbolic gesture. 2 involving the use of symbols or symbolism: the symbolic meaning of motifs and designs. DERIVATIVES sym bol i cal adjective, sym bol i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. The adjective symbolical dates from the early 17th cent.

 

symbolic interactionism

sym bol ic in ter ac tion ism ▶noun Sociology the view of social behavior that emphasizes linguistic or gestural communication and its subjective understanding, esp. the role of language in the formation of the child as a social being.

 

symbolic logic

sym bol ic log ic ▶noun the use of symbols to denote propositions, terms, and relations in order to assist reasoning.

 

Oxford Dictionary

symbolic

sym |bol ¦ic |sɪmˈbɒlɪk | ▶adjective 1 serving as a symbol: a repeating design symbolic of eternity. • significant purely in terms of what is being represented or implied: the release of the dissident was an important symbolic gesture. 2 involving the use of symbols or symbolism: Klimt's symbolic painting of 1900 –7. DERIVATIVES symbolical adjective, symbolically adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. The adjective symbolical dates from the early 17th cent.

 

symbolic interactionism

sym |bol ¦ic inter |action |ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] Sociology the view of social behaviour that emphasizes linguistic or gestural communication and its subjective understanding, especially the role of language in the formation of the child as a social being.

 

symbolic logic

sym |bol ¦ic logic ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of symbols to denote propositions, terms, and relations in order to assist reasoning.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

symbolic

symbolic adjective 1 the Colosseum is symbolic of the Roman Empire: emblematic, representative, typical, characteristic, symptomatic. 2 symbolic language: figurative, representative, illustrative, emblematic, metaphorical, allegorical, parabolic, allusive, suggestive; meaningful, significant. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

symbolic

symbolic adjective 1 few buildings can be as symbolic of the Roman Empire as the mighty Colosseum: emblematic, representative, typical, characteristic, distinctive, symptomatic; meaningful, significant. 2 religious language is mostly used in symbolic or metaphorical ways: figurative, representative, illustrative, emblematic, allegorical, parabolic, non-literal, allusive, denotative, connotative, suggestive, mnemonic. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

symbolic

sym bol ic -i cal /sɪmbɑ́lɪk |-bɔ́l -//-lɪk (ə )l /→symbol 形容詞 比較なし 1 象徴的な , 象徴として用いられる ▸ a symbolic gesture 象徴的なしぐさ 2 more ～; most ～〖be ～〗 «…を » 象徴する [している ], 表す «of » ▸ The dove is symbolic of peace .ハトは平和を象徴している 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗記号による , 記号的な ; 符号の .4 象徴主義の [的な ].～̀ l ó gic 記号論理学 .

 

symbolically

sym b ó l i cal ly 副詞 象徴的に, 記号的に .