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tropology
[ troh-pol-uh-jee ]
noun
, plural tro·pol·o·gies
- the use of figurative language in speech or writing.
- a treatise on figures of speech or tropes.
- the use of a Scriptural text so as to give it a moral interpretation or significance apart from its direct meaning.
tropology
/ trɒˈpɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- rhetoric the use of figurative language in speech or writing
- Christian theol the educing of moral or figurative meanings from the Scriptures
- a treatise on tropes or figures of speech
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Derived Forms
- ˌtropoˈlogic, adjective
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Other Words From
- trop·o·log·ic [trop-, uh, -, loj, -ik, troh-p, uh, -], tropo·logi·cal adjective
- tropo·logi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tropology1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tropology1
C16: via Late Latin from Greek tropalogia ; see trope , -logy
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Example Sentences
Above and beyond all is that divine something to which divine Scripture leads, either in allegory or tropology.
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