Definitions for symbolic
sym·bol·ic

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. symbolic, symbolical(adj)

   relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

   "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking"

2. emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical(adj)

   serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

   "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"

3. symbolic(adj)

   using symbolism

   "symbolic art"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. symbolic(Adjective)

   Pertaining to a symbol.

   Etymology: From symbolique or directly from symbolicus, from συμβολικός

2. symbolic(Adjective)

   Referring to something with an implicit meaning.

   Etymology: From symbolique or directly from symbolicus, from συμβολικός

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Symbolic(adj)

   see Symbolics

   Etymology: [Cf. F. symbolique. See Symbolic, a.]

2. Symbolic(adj)

   alt. of Symbolical

   Etymology: [Cf. F. symbolique. See Symbolic, a.]

Freebase(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Symbolic

   Symbolic is the Voodoo Glow Skulls' fifth full-length album. It was released on September 12, 2000 on Epitaph Records. This album marks the last appearance of the creator of the VGS horn style, Helios J Hernandez. Track 14 is a cover of the song "I Shot The Sheriff" from Bob Marley. The song "Say Goodnight" appears on punk compilation album Punk-O-Rama 6.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'symbolic' in Adjectives Frequency: #817

How to pronounce symbolic?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of symbolic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of symbolic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of symbolic in a Sentence

1. Le Drian:

   This is not just symbolic, we can see from what happened in Germany that the threat is everywhere.

2. John Rocco Savalli:

   Money is simply the symbolic representation of human energy.”

3. Jonathan Friedman:

   It is deeply disturbing to see a group of students engaged in this kind of conduct, this symbolic gesture aimed not just to reject or refute ideas but to obliterate the very paper on which they were written... It behooves the university to educate its students about why book burning is so inimical to open discourse and free expression.

4. William Reinsch:

   The West symbolic value has always exceeded its actual value.

5. David Carrasco:

   These people didn't just kill these things. They didn't just kill people and throw them away, they took elaborate, symbolic care for them because they knew that the presence that they represented, the presence of god, had to be nurtured.

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