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Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An allegoric tale." Falconer. "An allegorical application." Pope. Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. Max Miller. Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Al`le*gor"ic*…

One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory. Hume.

The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.

To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people.

One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist.

A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.…

An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle. [Obs.]

Obtuse-angled. [Obs.] Hutton.

A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives.

Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation. [R.]

Relating to both parents. [R.]

Sexual propagation. [R.]

Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.

apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also amphigouri.]

The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.

Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv.

Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison.

Same as Anagoge.

Analogue.

to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J. H. Newman. nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified whe…