Noun: symbolization ,sim-bu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,sim-bu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The use of symbols to convey meaning
"The poet's symbolization of death as a journey added depth to the verse";
- symbolisation [Brit]
- Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
"the eagle is a symbolization of the United States";
- symbol, symbolisation [Brit], symbolic representation
- The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
"The symbolization in the poem added depth to its interpretation";
- symbolism, symbolisation [Brit]
Derived forms: symbolizations
Type of: import, meaning, pattern, practice, representational process, significance, signification
Encyclopedia: Symbolization