allegory
noun /ˈæləɡəri/
/ˈæləɡɔːri/
[countable, uncountable] (plural allegories)
- a story, play, picture, etc. in which each character or event is a symbol representing an idea or a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.; the use of such symbols
- a political allegory
- the poet’s use of allegory
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French allegorie, via Latin from Greek allēgoria, from allos ‘other’ + -agoria ‘speaking’.