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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLEGORICALLY

allegorically  [ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLEGORICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Allegorically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ALLEGORICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

allegorically

Allegory

Allegory is a rhetorical device in which characters or events in a literary, visual, or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts. Allegory has been used widely throughout the histories of all forms of art; a major reason for this is its immense power to illustrate complex ideas and concepts in ways that are easily digestible and tangible to its viewers, readers, or listeners. An allegory conveys its hidden message through symbolic figures, actions, imagery, and/or events. Allegory is generally treated as a figure of rhetoric; a rhetorical allegory is a demonstrative form of representation conveying meaning other than the words that are spoken. As a literary device, an allegory in its most general sense is an extended metaphor. One of the best known examples is "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato. In this allegory, there are a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them and begin to ascribe forms to these shadows. According to the allegory, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to viewing reality.

Definition of allegorically in the English dictionary

The definition of allegorically in the dictionary is in an allegorical way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLEGORICALLY


anaphorically
ˌænəˈfɒrɪkəlɪ
calorically
kəˈlɒrɪkəlɪ
empirically
ɪmˈpɪrɪkəlɪ
geometrically
ˌdʒiːəˈmɛtrɪkəlɪ
historically
hɪˈstɒrɪkəlɪ
lyrically
ˈlɪrɪkəlɪ
metaphorically
ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəlɪ
meteorically
ˌmiːtɪˈɒrɪkəlɪ
motorically
məʊˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
numerically
njuːˈmɛrɪkəlɪ
oratorically
ˌɒrəˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
phantasmagorically
fænˌtæzməˈɡɒrɪkəlɪ
pictorically
pɪkˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
plethorically
plɛˈθɒrɪkəlɪ
prehistorically
ˌpriːhɪsˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
rhetorically
rɪˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
semaphorically
ˌseməˈfɒrɪkəlɪ
spherically
ˈsfɛrɪkəlɪ
sterically
ˈstɛrɪkəlɪ
symmetrically
sɪˈmɛtrɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLEGORICALLY

alleged
allegedly
alleger
allegge
Alleghenies
Allegheny Mountains
allegiance
allegiant
allegoric
allegorical
allegoricalness
allegories
allegorisation
allegorise
allegoriser
allegorist
allegorization
allegorize
allegorizer
allegory

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLEGORICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
economically
electronically
fantastically
locally
periodically
physically
politically
practically
specifically
statistically
technically
tragically
typically

Synonyms and antonyms of allegorically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «allegorically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLEGORICALLY

Find out the translation of allegorically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of allegorically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «allegorically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寓言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alegóricamente
570 millions of speakers

English

allegorically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अन्योक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استعاريا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аллегорически
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alegoricamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

allegorically
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allégoriquement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara alegori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

allegorisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寓意的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비 유적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Allegorically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

allegorically
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவகமாகக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Allegorically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kinayeli olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allegoricamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alegorycznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алегорично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alegoric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλληγορικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

allegories
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allegorically
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

allegorisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of allegorically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLEGORICALLY»

The term «allegorically» is normally little used and occupies the 117.174 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLEGORICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «allegorically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «allegorically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about allegorically

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLEGORICALLY»

Discover the use of allegorically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to allegorically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Allegory
and figuratively, so that Abraham was made both a typical man of wisdom and, allegorically, the soul inclined to virtue and so searching forGod (Collinson, 1981: 8). Where, however, the literal sense seemedpuzzling or inadequate, Philo ...
Jeremy Tambling, 2009
2
A reply to the Rev. G.S. Faber's supplement to his ...
therefore the wine is allegorically called blood, and makes St. Clement appear to draw a conclusion and a false one too, where the Father had drawn none; by translating the word Ss by therefore. Thus Mr. Faber adroitly makes the words ...
Frederick Charles Husenbeth, 1829
3
The Authenticated Report of the Discussion which Took Place ...
fore the wine is ALLEGORICALLY CALLED blood. Paadag. Lib, l. c. 6. p. 104. For the word is ALLEGORICALLY DESIGNATED by many different names, such as meat and flesh, and nourishment, and bread, and blood, and milk; for the Lord is  ...
Richard Thomas Pembroke Pope, Thomas Maguire, 1827
4
Following Jesus in a Fallen World
Philo was familiar with how Greek philosophers had tried to interpret ancient Greek poetry depicting the unacceptable behaviour of the gods, by interpreting them allegorically. As a Jew deeply influenced by the fashionable Greek culture of his ...
Robert M. Solomon, 2009
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Rediscovering the Eucharist: Ecumenical Conversations
Clement continues: Thus the Logos is spoken of allegorically in many ways — meat, flesh, food, bread, blood, milk. The Lord is all these for the enjoyment of us who have believed in him. No one should consider it strange that we speak ...
Roch A. Kereszty, 2003
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The Raiders and Writers of Cervantes' Archive: Borges, Puig, ...
Thus, he refuses to take Camacha's words allegorically, but reads them literally. He does not believe Camacha, saying that 'Camacha was a lying trickster, Canizares a rascal, and Montiela a malicious and wicked fool, begging your pardon, ...
Paul Kong, 2009
7
Philosophy in the Middle Ages (Third Edition): The ...
to interpret them allegorically and take them out of their apparent meaning is unbelief or heresy on their part. [45] Of this [latter] class are the verse about God's directing Himself and the Tradition about His descent. That is why the Prophet, ...
Arthur Hyman, James Jerome Walsh, Thomas Williams, 2010
8
Origen and Scripture: The Contours of the Exegetical Life
who read Scripture allegorically, his critics might have scored an important point. 63 However, it was not simply Origen's contemporaries who studied the Scriptures allegorically. Those who composed Scripture had already interpreted other ...
Peter W. Martens, 2012
9
Documentary Film Classics
Allegorically, the filmmaker acknowledges his identity with his ironic alter ego, the narrator. Allegorically, the narrator's journey is the filmmaker's journey. Allegorically, the film is a "document" of the journey that engendered it. Allegorically, the ...
William Rothman, 1997
10
A Walk Through the New Testament: An Introduction for Catholics
These two conversations, coming right after the first allegorical story about Jesus' first sign, function to teach the reader to think allegorically. Since the deeper meaning of John's stories can be understood only if the reader is thinking ...
Margaret Nutting Ralph, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLEGORICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term allegorically is used in the context of the following news items.
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… and Then They Came for Amy Schumer …
Hey — I'm not sure if this is just a coincidence or if George Miller is the Master of All Trolls, because what he's describing here, allegorically, ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
2
5 Reasons Miles Morales Should Have Been The Movie Spider-Man
Marvel has a history of aggressive progression, pushing nonwhite characters into prominent roles, allegorically supporting the civil rights ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
3
'Ted 2′ spreads amusing stuff over a strained plot
... case also slows the movie down because this sequence is not very amusing, and is the closest it comes allegorically to a gay rights issue. «Sentinel Republic, Jun 15»
4
Movie Review: “Ted 2”
... Ted's case also slows the movie down because this sequence is not very funny, and is the closest it comes allegorically to a gay rights issue. «Salt Lake Magazine, Jun 15»
5
How the Talmud Became a Best-Seller in South Korea
A rabbinical student I spoke to explained that significant portions of the book are intended to be understood allegorically rather than literally; ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
6
What 'The Overnight' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' Say About …
Writer/director Patrick Brice isn't so much attempting to make his characters dismantle each other's relationships — and thereby allegorically ... «Flavorwire, Jun 15»
7
Book Review: “Is the American Century Over?”
He delineates the various ways both statistically and allegorically that the United States has possessed and wielded power over the past ... «USAPP American Politics and Policy, Jun 15»
8
The Story of Philosophy – from antiquity to the present,
The names of gods used metaphorically, re-interpreting the myths allegorically. Though I ploughed through the work and was quite taken by it, ... «Pressenza International Press Agency, Jun 15»
9
EU needs Byronic touch in ongoing struggles
Two French artists, Henri Michel Chapu and Alexander Falguere, allegorically depicted Greece as a lady crowning Byron. Perhaps Europe ... «Global Times, Jun 15»
10
Fire trucks can help the political old hearse and malfunctioning …
Allegorically speaking, "fire trucks" refer to revolutionary thinkers who do not have to operate under the existing JLP/PNP political convention, ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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