symbolism

symbolism

English

Etymology

symbol +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/

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• Hyphenation: sym‧bol‧ism

Noun

symbolism (countable and uncountable, plural symbolisms)

1. Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]
2. (obsolete) A combining together of parts or ingredients.

Related terms

• symbolic
• symbolist
• symbolize

Translations

representation of a concept

Asturian: simbolismu m Belarusian: сімвалі́зм m (simvalízm), сімво́ліка f (simvólika) (symbolics) Catalan: simbolisme m Chinese: Mandarin: 象徵主義／象征主义 (zh) (xiàngzhēngzhǔyì) Dutch: symbolisme (nl) n Esperanto: simboleco French: symbolisme (fr) m Galician: simbolismo m Georgian: სიმბოლიზმი (simbolizmi) German: Symbolik (de) f Greek: συμβολισμός (el) m (symvolismós) Ido: simbolismo Italian: simbolismo (it) m Japanese: 象徴主義 (しょうちょうしゅぎ, shōchōshugi) Kazakh: символизм (simvolizm), бейнешілік (beineşılık) Korean: 상징주의(象徵主義) (sangjingjuui) Latin: symbolismus m Latvian: simbolisms m Norwegian: Bokmål: symbolisme m Nynorsk: symbolisme m Persian: نمادگرایی‎ Polish: symbolizm (pl) m, symbolika (pl) f (symbolics) Portuguese: simbolismo (pt) m Punjabi: ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਵਾਦ m (cinnhvād) Russian: символи́зм (ru) m (simvolízm), симво́лика (ru) f (simvólika) (symbolics) Spanish: simbolismo m Swedish: symbolik (sv) c Tamil: குறியீட்டியம் (kuṟiyīṭṭiyam) Thai: ลัทธิสัญลักษณ์นิยม Ukrainian: символі́зм m (symvolízm), симво́ліка f (symvólika) (symbolics) Vietnamese: thơ tượng trưng

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Swedish

Etymology

symbol +‎ -ism

Noun

symbolism c

1. symbolism

Declension

Declension of symbolism
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	symbolism	symbolismen	—	—
Genitive	symbolisms	symbolismens	—	—

References

• symbolism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• symbolism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)