symbolics

American  

[sim-bol-iks] / sɪmˈbɒl ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of theology dealing with the study of the history and meaning of church creeds and confessions.

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Etymology

Origin of symbolics

symbolic, -ics

Example Sentences

“There is now a clear dependency where there used to be a more symmetrical relationship. We can see that China is not offering anything more than the symbolics of this visit, and we can see that China is also more careful in its dealings with Moscow.”

From Washington Post

On a map of the New World, Baniwa crosses out European place names and replaces Western pictographic symbolics with Indigenous ones.

From Los Angeles Times

On March 15, 1985, the first .com domain name was registered to a computer company out of Massachusetts named Symbolics.

From Salon

Symbolics went out of business in 1993, but its historic domain has since been purchased and now acts as a quaint online museum dedicated to the history of the internet.

From Salon

In 1985, the first internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corp. of Massachusetts.

From Washington Times