allegoristic

American

[al-i-guh-ris-tik] / ˌæl ɪ gəˈrɪs tɪk /

adjective

writing or using allegory; interpreting in an allegorical sense.

Other Word Forms

pseudoallegoristic adjective

Etymology

Origin of allegoristic

allegorist + -ic

Example Sentences

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Philo urges most earnestly to the observance of the law in opposition to that party which drew the extreme inferences of the allegoristic method, and put aside the outer legality as something not essential for the spiritual life.

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