Symbolic
Symbolic , noun
[Compare French symbolique. See Symbolic, a.]
(Theology) See Symbolics.
Symbolic , adjective
[Latin symbolicus, Greek symboliko`s: compare French symbolique.]
Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge.
The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death by such symbolical actions as he himself appointed.
Collocations (2)
Symbolical delivery (Law) , the delivery of property sold by delivering something else as a symbol, token, or representative of it. — Bouvier. Chitty
Symbolical philosophy , the philosophy expressed by hieroglyphics.
Also: Symbolical