tropological

tro·po·log·i·cal

adj \ˌtrō-pə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌträ-\

Definition of TROPOLOGICAL

1

: of, relating to, or involving biblical interpretation stressing moral metaphor; also : moral

2

: characterized or varied by tropes : figurative

— tro·po·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of TROPOLOGICAL

1. <a tropological construct that no reader of the Bible should take literally>

First Known Use of TROPOLOGICAL

14th century

Related to TROPOLOGICAL

Synonyms: extended, figural, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropical, figurative

Antonyms: nonfigurative, nonmetaphorical

Related Words: Aesopian (also Aesopic), allegorical, emblematic (also emblematical), symbolic (also symbolical); catachrestic (or catachrestical), sylleptic; euphemistic; nonliteral, veritable

Near Antonyms: literal; nonsymbolic

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