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allegorist

[ al-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-, al-i-ger-ist ]

/ ˈæl ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-, ˈæl ɪ gər ɪst /

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noun

a person who uses or writes allegory.

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Origin of allegorist

First recorded in 1675–85; allegor(ize) + -ist

Words nearby allegorist

Allegheny Mountains, Allegheny spurge, allegiance, allegiant, allegorical, allegorist, allegoristic, allegorize, allegory, Allegra, allegretto

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Example sentences from the Web for allegorist

Whatever the primitive Semitic allegorist may have thought, work is a blessing, not a curse.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel 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 Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
Such a story tempts the allegorist, and indeed the main drift of its meaning is unmistakable.
Among Famous Books|John Kelman
Philo of Alexandria, the greatest allegorist of the day, has expounded the same history.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay

Every tale is accompanied by the gloss of a pious allegorist.
Amenities of Literature|Isaac Disraeli

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