planning or teaching something through a story Bosun - short for boatswain Cassandra - in Greek legend, a daughter of King Priam of Troy; Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy, but later in anger decreed that no one should believe her
A method of Bible interpretation (hermeneutic) that assumes the text has a meaning other than what the literal wording says
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army"
The liberal method of interpretation, pioneered by Philo and Origen, which would assign a mystical meaning to scripture in favor of the normally intended literal interpretation
Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative
An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory. Every Russian knows the allegorical novel The Master And Margarita