What does Symbolically mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. symbolicallyadverb

    in a symbolic manner

    "symbolically accepted goals"

  2. symbolicallyadverb

    by means of symbols

    "symbolically expressed"

Wiktionary

  1. symbolicallyadverb

    In a symbolic manner.

  2. symbolicallyadverb

    By means of symbols or a symbol.

  3. symbolicallyadverb

    As symbols or a symbol.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Symbolicallyadverb

    Typically; by representation.

    Etymology: from symbolical.

    This distinction of animals was hieroglyphical, in the inward sense implying an abstinence from certain vices, symbolically intimated from the nature of those animals. Brown.

    It symbolically teaches our duty, and promotes charity by a real signature and a sensible sermon. Taylor.

ChatGPT

  1. symbolically

    Symbolically refers to the representation or expression of something through symbols, signs, or emblematic imagery, rather than literal or direct means. It can also pertain to actions, objects, or words that carry deeper meanings, representing abstract ideas, concepts, or feelings.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Symbolically in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Symbolically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Symbolically in a Sentence

  1. Colin Kahl:

    One of the things that Secretary Austin has been very focused on is that we should not be providing the Ukrainians systems they can’t repair, they can’t sustain, and that they over the long term can’t afford because it’s not helpful, and this isn’t about a news cycle or what’s symbolically valuable, it’s what will actually help Ukraine on the battlefield.

  2. Erica Jong:

    To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary. When we take away the right to an individual name, we symbolically take away the right to be an individual. Immigration officials did this to refugees; husbands routinely do it to wives.

  3. Dennis Cuneo:

    It gives the UAW a significant new tool in trying to organize the foreign automakers in the South. Symbolically, it’s going to be huge.

  4. David Satterfield:

    Is this a big sacrifice for retailers? No. But, symbolically, it's a good step.

  5. Jeff Merkley:

    The situation is certainly horrific, and I think that symbolically this move represents for many Palestinians the end of their hopes for a two-state solution.

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