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allegorist

/al-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-, al-i-ger-ist/US // ˈæl ɪˌgɔr ɪst, -ˌgoʊr-, ˈæl ɪ gər ɪst //

寓言家,寓言者,寓言作家,寓言主义者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who uses or writes allegory.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Whatever the primitive Semitic allegorist may have thought, work is a blessing, not a curse.

  • To the allegorist, the fable or plot in epic or dramatic poetry was only a rind to cover attractively the kernel of truth.

  • Such a story tempts the allegorist, and indeed the main drift of its meaning is unmistakable.

  • Philo of Alexandria, the greatest allegorist of the day, has expounded the same history.

  • Every tale is accompanied by the gloss of a pious allegorist.