Synonyms for symbol
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sim-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for symbol Other synonyms for the word symbol
Définition of symbol
Origin :- early 15c., "creed, summary, religious belief," from Late Latin symbolum "creed, token, mark," from Greek symbolon "token, watchword" (applied c.250 by Cyprian of Carthage to the Apostles' Creed, on the notion of the "mark" that distinguishes Christians from pagans), literally "that which is thrown or cast together," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + bole "a throwing, a casting, the stroke of a missile, bolt, beam," from bol-, nominative stem of ballein "to throw" (see ballistics).
- The sense evolution in Greek is from "throwing things together" to "contrasting" to "comparing" to "token used in comparisons to determine if something is genuine." Hence, "outward sign" of something. The meaning "something which stands for something else" first recorded 1590 (in "Faerie Queene").
- noun letter, character, sign of written communication
- Here, perchance, may be found a clue in symbol to the family strife.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He wished to be dressed completely in white, as a symbol of his innocence.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- From the symbol of her degradation, she looked to the man whose action had placed it there.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But was the "star and crescent" the symbol of the City of Constantine?
- Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons
- After her departure, I remarked that the symbol was none of the most apt.
- Extract from : « Chippings With A Chisel (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Or take it as a symbol, since that may come to be one with the thing symbolized.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- The symbol of that influence was that ancient symbol of the humble and humorous—a donkey.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- It ceases to be heard as a symbol, and appears only as a sign.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Wealth, or its symbol, is a medium of translating the one into the other.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
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