tropology


tro·pol·o·gy

T0380400 (trō-pŏl′ə-jē)n. pl. tro·pol·o·gies 1. The use of tropes in speech or writing.2. A mode of biblical interpretation insisting on the morally edifying sense of tropes in the Scriptures.
[Late Latin tropologia, from Late Greek tropologiā : Greek tropos, trope; see trope + Greek -logiā, -logy.]
tro′po·log′ic (trō′pə-lŏj′ĭk, trŏp′ə-), tro′po·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.tro′po·log′i·cal·ly adv.

tropology

(trɒˈpɒlədʒɪ) n, pl -gies1. (Rhetoric) rhetoric the use of figurative language in speech or writing2. (Theology) Christian theol the educing of moral or figurative meanings from the Scriptures3. (Rhetoric) a treatise on tropes or figures of speech[C16: via Late Latin from Greek tropologia; see trope, -logy] ˌtropoˈlogic, ˌtropoˈlogical adj

tro•pol•o•gy

(troʊˈpɒl ə dʒi)

n., pl. -gies. 1. the use of figurative language in speech or writing. 2. the use of a Scriptural text so as to give it a moral interpretation or significance apart from its direct meaning. [1510–20; < Late Latin tropologia < Greek tropología] trop•o•log•ic (ˌtrɒp əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌtroʊ pə-) trop`o•log′i•cal, adj. trop`o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

tropology

1. the use of flgurative language in writing.
2. a treatise on figures of speech or tropes. — tropologic, tropological, adj.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
a method of interpreting biblical literature emphasizing the moral implications of the tropes, or figures of speech, used in its composition. — tropological, adj.See also: Bible