symbolization

Noun (3)

1. the use of symbols to convey meaningSynonyms: symbolisationType of meaning, significance
2. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible“the eagle is a symbol of the United States”Synonyms: symbolsymbolisationsymbolic representationType of representational processKinds emblem, white feather, horn of plenty, crossbones, death's head, oriflamme
3. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaningSynonyms: symbolismsymbolisationType of practice, pattern