symbolical

Adjective
Synonyms: symbolicemblematicemblematical

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols“symbolic logic”“symbolic operations”“symbolic thinking”Synonyms: symbolic
  2. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract“a crown is emblematic of royalty”“the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish”Synonyms: emblematicemblematicalsymbolic
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Symbolic \Sym*bol"ic\, Symbolical \Sym*bol"ic*al\, a. [L. symbolicus, Gr. symboliko`s: cf. F. symbolique.] Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge. -- Sym*bol"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sym*bol"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death by such symbolical actions as he himself appointed. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

Symbolical delivery (Law), the delivery of property sold by delivering something else as a symbol, token, or representative of it. --Bouvier. Chitty.

Symbolical philosophy, the philosophy expressed by hieroglyphics. [1913 Webster]

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