allegorist
[al-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-, al-i-ger-ist]
Origin of allegorist
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liar, narrator, writer, raconteur, fibber, bard, minstrel, author, allegoristExamples from the Web for allegorist
Historical Examples of allegorist
The allegorizer requires an allegorist to interpret him aright.
Philo-Judaeus of AlexandriaNorman Bentwich
We need not be so dense as to require the allegorist to say to us in so many words: "This is a parable."
Expositor's Bible: The Song of SolomonWalter Adeney
Whatever the primitive Semitic allegorist may have thought, work is a blessing, not a curse.
The Grey Wig: Stories and NovelettesIsrael Zangwill
To the allegorist, the fable or plot in epic or dramatic poetry was only a rind to cover attractively the kernel of truth.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the RenaissanceDonald Lemen Clark
Such a story tempts the allegorist, and indeed the main drift of its meaning is unmistakable.
Among Famous BooksJohn Kelman