Synonyms for emblematical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : em-bluh-mat-ik or em-bluh-mat-i-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛm bləˈmæt ɪk or ˌɛm bləˈmæt ɪ kəl

Définition of emblematical

Origin : 1640s, perhaps via French emblématique, from Greek emblematikos, from emblema (see emblem).

adj symbolic

Example sentences :

This I accepted as emblematical of the struggle for post and place in railway times.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

The "water" and the "blood" are emblematical of a double operation.
Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper

Their condition is emblematical of their sins while in life.
Extract from : « The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri » by Dante Alighieri

He is of opinion that ye picture of St. George was only emblematical.
Extract from : « Myth-Land » by F. Edward Hulme

The needle was emblematical of the sword or the dagger; the letter 'M' stands for mort.
Extract from : « Marguerite de Valois » by Alexandre Dumas

"No, sir," said the stranger, as he felt the emblematical skin curiously.
Extract from : « The Magic Skin » by Honore de Balzac

In its character the monument is not less unique than emblematical.
Extract from : « Nature and Culture » by Harvey Rice

To have been emblematical, the gall should have been presented to the bride.
Extract from : « Woman: Man's Equal » by Thomas Webster

The lion, emblematical of Omnipotence, is also the apt allegory of the Resurrection.
Extract from : « The Cathedral » by Joris-Karl Huysmans

He vaguely felt that it was portentous and emblematical, for that evening the brightness of the West seemed to beckon him.
Extract from : « Delilah of the Snows » by Harold Bindloss

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