Symbolism (disambiguation)
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Symbolism and symbolist have several meanings:
- Symbolism is the use of multiple symbols representing differentiated terms in a system which conveys meaning.
- Symbolism (arts) was a 19th-century artistic movement rejecting realism.
- Symbolist poetry was a movement in poetry that emphasized disconnected descriptions of thoughts and feelings.
- In Christianity, Symbolists believe that the bread and wine used in the Eucharist are symbols, and not literally the flesh and blood of Christ; see Transubstantiation.