allegory

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from +.

Noun

 * 1)  A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
 * 2) A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
 * 3) A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
 * 4)  A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.
 * 1) A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
 * 2)  A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.
 * 1)  A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.

Related terms

 * agora
 * agoraphobia
 * category

Translations

 * Arabic: تَمْثِيل
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: ,
 * Belarusian: алего́рыя
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 諷喻, 託寓
 * Czech: jinotaj, alegorie
 * Esperanto: alegorio
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: ალეგორია
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀλληγορία
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: fáthchiall
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: アレゴリー,
 * Korean:, 우화
 * Lithuanian:
 * Malay: alegori
 * Maori: kōrero tairitenga
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: samhla
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: talinhaga
 * Thai: อุปมานิทัศน์
 * Ukrainian:
 * Volapük:


 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 諷喻
 * Czech: (uses qualifying adjective)
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀλληγορία
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic: samhla
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: jinotaj, alegorie
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic: samhla
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: