| 单词 | symbolical |
| 例句 | The symbolical scenery and costumes by Isamu Noguchi aren’t the only aspects reminiscent of Martha Graham’s Greek works. Review: At City Ballet, Taylor Stanley Is a God for Our Time 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z What, for example, did Noguchi mean when he wrote that the circumstances of the bust’s making were not only strange, but “symbolical”? Ginger Rogers bust, sculptor’s letter displayed at National Portrait Gallery The composition is full of symbolical allusions to the distressed condition of Europe. Auctions: Uptown From Wall Street, a Bull Market 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z He added that the work is also “about liberation both in its physical and symbolical form.” The Swedish Clarinetist Martin Frost Wants to Move Beyond Traditional Concert Formats 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z And VanderMeer does not neglect the symbolical aspects of events, as when Jane must shelter ironically in a midden of pelts: Review | Jeff VanderMeer’s ‘Hummingbird Salamander’ is a gripping eco-thriller full of cinematic set pieces 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z The proposal has enormous implications for Times Square, the symbolical and economic heart of the American theater industry, and a key part of the city’s office-driven economy. Times Square May Get One of the Few Spectacles It Lacks: A Casino 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Many had been bracing for a severe Russian response to Saturday’s attack on the Kerch Strait Bridge, which analysts described as a significant blow to Moscow, if more symbolical than practical. Ukrainians Fear Russian Reprisals for Crimea Bridge Attack 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Emmanuel Grégoire, Paris’s deputy mayor in charge of urban planning and the architecture, said in an interview that the city realized it was “losing a symbolical battle over the project’s green ambitions.” Plans to Fight Global Warming Face an Obstacle in Paris: Trees 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Yet, by bringing Alaska within range, the new test is an unambiguous game-changer in both symbolical and practical terms. North Korea new missile test: A game-changer? - BBC News 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z In other words, the blot exists in the “realm of the symbolical or metaphorical”. Jonathan Lethem: ‘I’ve always thought of myself as a dark writer, but this is utterly different’ 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z She challenged Babbage to consider whether there could be “a mathematical formula ... on which the solution depends, and which can be put into symbolical language”. Computer science: Enchantress of abstraction : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z “The Russians in Vilnius aren’t like those of Estonia or Latvia, and the sculptures’ symbolical value is not as big as that of the Bronze Soldier. Russian-speaking Lithuanians upset at plans to remove Soviet-era monuments 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The mace is but a stick of office, being ornamental and merely symbolical. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z He even gives the Pyramid a prophetic character, and thinks that the different passages and chambers are designed to be symbolical of the different economies through which God educates the race. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The very name of Scott seemed providentially symbolical of his office in literature, and through him Scots history has become a theme of significance to all the world. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z The Old-Dorian Hercules is represented in three cycles of myth, the Argive, the Boeotian and the Thessalian; the legends of Arcadia, Aetolia, Lydia, &c., and Italy are either local or symbolical and comparatively late. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z His first act was a symbolical one, very rough in its nature, but an act of the kind that was best fitted to make an impression on an Eastern people. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z My little book says, "This noise is symbolical of the tumult made by the Hebrews in seizing Christ." Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z The ostrich eggs hung up in mosques, have the same symbolical meaning. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The same holds good where symbolical forms, as in Christian art of classic descent, are given, which embody the idea rather than the fact. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The two forts of Brown and Scott, which he had erected and named, he designed should be symbolical of the defence he would make, and the battle he would fight. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z It would seem that they were dancing an old war-dance which had degenerated into one symbolical of love and happiness. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Each Nocturn contains three Psalms, signifying that Christ died for all, and also symbolical of the three laws, the natural, the written, and the evangelical. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z He was simply ashamed of the ecclesiastical caricatures; but a century or two later ingenious writers began to cover them with the fig-leaves of a symbolical interpretation. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Like the doctrines and devotions of the Church, Catholic art, in all its various forms—symbolical, historical, devotional, ideal—ever revolves round one centre, and is referable to one exemplar. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z According to some authorities, they were idealized historical personages; according to others, symbolical representations of the forces of nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Next week he is due at Pesth, but he cannot appear before the fierce and haughty Magyars in a crown deprived of the decoration that all Hungary looks upon as symbolical of the national existence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z The paintings may be considered to consist of three classes, symbolical; allegorical and biblical; and liturgical. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The honest abb� was far from seeing the symbolical meaning in those odd figures which modern investigators have imagined. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Like many other punishments of those ages, it was symbolical in its character. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The Teutonic heroes are, in the main, historical personages, never gods; though, like the Greek heroes, they are sometimes endowed with semi-divine attributes or interpreted as symbolical representations of natural forces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z If he employed this Old Testament language at all, it had for him a purely symbolical sense. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z The Dove, symbolical of the Christian soul released from its earthly tabernacle. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z By this we must not understand the literal river, for the whole book is symbolical. Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z The beginning of writing is the hieroglyphic or symbolical picture; the beginning of worship is fetishism or idolatry; the beginning of eloquence is pictorial, sensuous, and metaphorical; the beginning of philosophy is the myth. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z These apertures were all symbolical,—the doors of the four seasons, and the windows of the twelve months, of the year. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z This was a symbolical reminder of the damage done to the fields by mildew, called the 'red fox' in the last of April. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The Sheep, symbolical of the soul still wandering amid the pastures and deserts of earthly life. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The Indians are much pleased when white men whom they respect adopt their peculiar symbolical language,—a circumstance of which the Jesuit missionaries did not fail to avail themselves. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z His introduction into some of his Odes of the gods of mythology must be regarded as merely artistic or symbolical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z As it is ordinarily taken up, “ideas” are believed to be something in us which is representative or symbolical of something truly real outside us. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z A round window in the north wall, divided into twelve panes of coloured glass, is symbolical of the twelve tribes of Israel, and a type of the Urim and Thummim. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Three children were born in this marriage and received symbolical names, illustrative of the divine purpose towards Israel, which are expounded in ch. i. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Cneph, Thoth and Isis were conspicuous and chief among the gods and goddesses thus symbolized, though he is said to have entered more or less into the symbolical worship of all the gods. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z It was customary with the old Irish Cistercians to give their monasteries symbolical names at their foundation, and these names often denoted some local feature or peculiarity. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z The Three Children in the fiery furnace;—very common as symbolical of martyrdom. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The ascent towards God and the functions of the “threefold eye of the soul”—cogitatio, meditatio and contemplatio—were minutely taught by him in language which is at once precise and symbolical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z It is that which arises out of the use or fancy of tangible signs to set forth an otherwise less expressible truth; including nearly the whole range of symbolical and allegorical art and poetry. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z As we have said the serpent entered largely into the symbolical worship of all the Egyptian deities, and Cneph, Thoth and Isis can only be regarded as three of the chief. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z These are admitted to be symbolical actions and expressions. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z The upper part is filled with graceful vine-branches, with symbolical animals among them. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z If it appears untrue, or impossible, then I know that it is figurative or symbolical. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z All this, like the rest of the poem, is highly symbolical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z But the symbolical feathered serpent was not peculiar to Mexico and Yucatan. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z We are not accustomed to express our thoughts or emotions by symbolical actions. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z The Isma�lites sent to demand satisfaction, but the only reply made to their complaints and menaces by the deputy-governor was one of those symbolical proceedings so common in the east. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z If you mean his apparel, too much neatness always acts as a red rag on me, and in this case the manner in which he was got up seemed symbolical. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z "No, but because he comes home with watches," said I. Whereupon Mr. Glen was at some pains to explain to me that the watches were merely symbolical. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z In all, it is worthy of remark, the serpent was more or less conspicuously introduced, always as symbolical of the invigorating or active energy of nature. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z It was a great step in the Egyptian writing when to their simple metaphorical and symbolical pictures phonetic pictures were added. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Her sample work was nature—and into every line of her basket she wove a meaning symbolical of something in particular. Practical Basketry 2012-01-28T03:00:23.977Z We can hardly be mistaken in concluding that these last are symbolical representations of envious and carping critics. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z And thus we have "the Lamb of God taking away the sins of the world"—symbolical language used with respect to the offering of Jesus Christ. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z We accordingly find it employed in every part of the northern hemisphere where the symbolical religion, improperly called idolatry, existed.” Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z All the entrances of the temple and the pylons display the symbolical form of the deity, the sun's orb, supported by two wings. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z And the conviction that it was in some way connected with my life-work was so strong that I constructed for the covers of my two first books a monogram symbolical of Genesis i. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z But the account which he gives of their eternal existence is vague and poetical, and might almost be regarded as a symbolical expression of what seemed to him most holy and divine in man. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Others bestowed upon it a mere spiritual signification, and not a few considered it symbolical of a "holy life." The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Torquemada states, that the images of Huitzlipochtli of Mexico, Quetzalcoatl, and Tlaloc were each represented with a golden serpent, bearing different symbolical sacrificial allusions. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z The act in view to which that original priesthood was set up being accomplished, He resumed its power, for the symbolical sacrifice became useless so soon as the real sacrifice was offered. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Besides her many poems Margaret has perpetuated the memory of the chief phases in her life by means of devices, a symbolical language much in vogue in the Middle Ages. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z Every detail of this picture is symbolical, and most exquisitely painted. The Great Painters' Gospel Pictures Representing Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2012-01-07T03:00:14.777Z This rite, too, is traceable to a very ancient period, and was practiced by several of the old symbolical and mythological systems. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z The ‘tree of life,’ however, undoubtedly had reference to the male element, and we may well imagine that originally the fruit alone was treated as symbolical of the opposite element.” Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z One has very soon to begin assuming that the percipient's mind modifies the picture despatched from the agent: until the likeness between the two pictures becomes a quite symbolical affair. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z Above this representation, and, like them, only showing from the shoulder upwards, are represented on the right Brahma, on the left Vishn�, each with four arms, symbolical of their power and dominion. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The state religion has no outward ceremonial, except a few symbolical rites observed at New Year. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Born of the primitive symbols of religion, all our religious ideas will therefore necessarily keep their symbolical character to the end. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z For the text is rather a vague symbolical expression of a propositional function which is asserted to be true at all instants. The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z We are familiar with the same kind of succession of symbolical scenes in dream, or in waking reverie. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z Most of the divinities have four arms, symbolical of the universality of their power. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Both are suggestions, yet not symbolical, but such that, if they are successful, they force the understanding directly to perceive what is suggested, just as if it were actually given. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z From architecture to music there is not an art that is not symbolical. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z The words wilderness, desert, and highway are symbolical terms, representing the lost condition of the Jews and the promise made by the Lord, that he would provide means for their deliverance from their enemies. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Sometimes the picture in the crystal is conspicuously symbolical; sometimes it seems a transcript of an actual distant scene. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z These being only the Egyptian and Indian names for the same divinity, it was quite in analogy to preserve a symbolical allusion to the vine and blood of the grape, in the crucifixion of Christ. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z Greek sculpture devotes itself to the perception, and therefore it is æsthetical; Indian sculpture devotes itself to the conception, and therefore it is merely symbolical. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z No one in fact was fonder and more intelligently fond of this symbolical form than the Christ; He never wished to employ any other. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z This is the same rude symbolical writing which we find among other uncivilized nations, the Americans for example, and among these, the Mexicans in particular. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z "I feel that all this is symbolical, my dear," he said. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z This machine could be made to assume certain positions which represented or were symbolical of letters of the alphabet. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z What happened when Cruikshank went into cellars is symbolical of poetry. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z Orthodoxy has lost the sense of the symbolical character of Confessions of Faith, which, however, it still names symbols. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z But this is only an abuse of modern times, which no longer understand this primitive system of symbolical signs and lines. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The courtyard, in which the sheet metal lies spread out, is not to be considered primarily as symbolical but refers to the father's place of business. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z The act had at least a symbolical meaning. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It was a fine face, and to the Sailor it was a symbolical presence. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z It shows to us the kind of truth and the legitimacy possessed by symbolical ideas, without ignoring the psychological and historical determinism which rules their form and their appearance. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z Thus these eight koua, and mathematical signs or symbolical lines of ancient China, would comprise nothing more than a dry outline of all dynamical speculation and science. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The dance is spoken of throughout the Old Testament as symbolical of rejoicing, and the rejoicing in their feasts is emphatically and repeatedly enjoined upon the Israelites. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z A very stroke of genius is the dropping of Marguerite's prayer-book in the excitement of her first meeting with Faust, so symbolical is it of his effect on her life. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z But as soon as he entered this large and dull room, he felt the chill of its emptiness in an almost symbolical way. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z It is, in fact, secret and powerful analogies which rule and inspire symbolical creations. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z The general characteristic of the Semitic tongues is their peculiar fitness for prophetic inspiration and for profound symbolical import—this is their special character. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z It will be remembered that one of the earliest symbolical names of our Lord Jesus Christ was Ichthus, “Fish;” it is found on the walls of the Roman Catacombs. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The statues of the gods began either with stiff and ungainly figures roughly cut out of the trunk of a tree, or with the monstrous and symbolical representations of Oriental art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The three immersions are symbolical of the three days of burial of Christ. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z Symbolism Thirdly, and lastly, religious knowledge is symbolical. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z To this symbolical expression the father added one later and more puzzling. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Grain of any sort is symbolical of plenty, and no doubt at different periods and in different countries that grain has been selected which could be procured the most easily. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Little symbolical pictures helped to illustrate his lessons, and he sometimes made drawings himself. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z However, the domestic festival, symbolical as it was deemed by some of a desire to foreshadow the destiny of the son of Cort�z, was allowed to pass over. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Gages.—Of the symbolical uses of the glove one of the most widespread and important during the middle ages was the practice of tendering a folded glove as a gage for waging one’s law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Other refreshment, however, was in store for me—the sweetmeats and water which form the somewhat symbolical staple of Greek hospitality. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z But as the symbolical idea grew and the wealth of the church increased, the staff naturally became handsomer in design and materials, as being expressive of the episcopal dignity. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z At the end opposite the doors was the lectern of ivory and ebony, embellished with symbolical intaglios and inlaid with gold. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The lateral figures E and F, according to Gama denote claws, which are symbolical of two great Indian astrologers who were man and wife, and were represented as eagles or owls. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z In the incomplete, symbolical, or excessive lies a terrible sanctity, which is meant to prevent us from thinking of anything human or similar to humanity. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z In these later days of her own development, she had no quarrel with those "orthodox scientists," who regarded the Mosaic story with respect as "symbolical"—symbolical of what was not inquired. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z These gates set before us, in twenty-eight reliefs, twenty scenes from the life of the Baptist with eight symbolical virtues below–all set round with lions' heads. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z Such is the British Obelisk, unique, grand, and symbolical, which devotion reared upward to the sun ere many empires of the West had emerged from obscurity. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Ideas, when he found them, were usually, not always, expressed in symbolical forms. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z The spheres of the planets, which Ptolemy had almost certainly regarded as purely symbolical, the Arabs conceived as having concrete existence. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Gog and Magog are generally understood as symbolical expressions for the heathen nations of Asia, more particularly the Scythians. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z All the energy in him drove him to action; but his love for her lent itself to her wish for a poetical pastime where love might not be mentioned, although everything was symbolical of it. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z They are mostly mystical and symbolical, the best among them being those representing Justice and Prudence. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Many of them are stated in a symbolical or poetical or illustrative manner, the most dangerous of all methods. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z If they delight to style themselves the chosen people, the meaning of that phrase, so often misunderstood, is purely symbolical. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Armageddon, �r-mag-ed′on, n. the great symbolical battlefield of the Apocalypse, in which the final struggle between the powers of good and evil is to be fought out. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z In robes symbolical, through incensed air, Some pray in temples amid lights and hues, While some in tabernacles simply bare, Beauty's bright aid mistrustingly refuse. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z The carving and arabesques of the canopy and its supports, into which notes symbolical of naval power are crowded, though extremely intricate, are very pure in style. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z All that it needs in order to become a popular faith is a poetical element, something imaginative, symbolical, picturesque. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Of course the original signification of the custom has been forgotten and a purely symbolical mean-ing has been attached to it. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z In eloquence, in vigour, in animation, and in all the masterly pageantry of a bygone age, this work will continue to hold a unique position amongst symbolical and historical romances. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Such information as we get must be largely symbolical, as when mediums describe a specially good deceased person as surrounded with radiance. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z It is symbolical of the strength of the Church. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Thus he regards the "Harpies'" bodies as intended for eggs, and so symbolical of life. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The next day was occupied in giving to the two hundred guests a lesson in natural philosophy, no longer symbolical and veiled, but clear and direct; it was perfectly comprehended and the spectators were convinced. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z In the church doctrines he recognised an important symbolical expression of religious truths, and so by the out and out rationalist he was all along sneered at as a mystic. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z But though our information must probably be mainly symbolical, I think we are justified in believing that we begin the next stage pretty nearly where we leave off here. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z Children, symbolical of innocence and freedom from sin, are carved round the bowl into which is stuck the huge Easter candle. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The tree is the ficus-sycamorous, the sycamore tree of the Bible, and it stands on a sort of aquarium, symbolical of the sacred Nile, the life-supporting agent in the land of Egypt. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z It was perhaps the worst scraper in Europe—I ached for a week from sinking its two uprights into harder chalk with a heavier pick-axe than I thought existed—but it was symbolical. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z All poetry has something of a representative character in it, and often it matters little for the result whether the composer has any definite symbolical intention or not. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z It is not improbable that the whole legend is a symbolical survival, an ancient teaching of some elementary mystery through some real or apparent sacrificial rite. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z That is the Bible's grand symbolical way of saying that all between—the sin, the misery, the death—is a parenthesis. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z In ancient Jewish history the oak is often mentioned and in a manner which seems to ascribe to it a symbolical meaning. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z An angel offered to take him to witness such a marriage, and bore him away on his wings; the wings are only symbolical, and not an earthly reality. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The “gate” as a barrier to be removed and as an entrance to be passed is of constant occurrence in figurative language and in symbolical usage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Accustomed to such symbolical communications, which were much resorted to in these days, and sometimes on very important occasions, Balcanquhail readily agreed, without further inquiry or remark, to comply with the widow's request. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Very pretty I thought her, though undoubtedly a little pass�e, like all the symbolical ladies of her set. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The monuments of the ancient Assyrians also show a sacred tree symbolical of the divine influence of the life-giving deity. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z My instincts are conservative, and my hats more symbolical than decorative; for me they typify the great, sad law that every change is a change for the worse. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z The wolf and the lamb sleeping side by side at their feet are symbolical of the Golden Age. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z The cherubim are not symbolical figures but real beings, for they are called "living creatures." The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z It is of course intended to be symbolical of the birth of art among the Egyptians. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z In the Scandinavian mythology it was the mundane tree—the symbolical tree of universal life. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z "Capercailzie is symbolical of married life: too much for one, not enough for two." The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z As in similar cases, we may suppose this either to be a survival or revival of a savage myth or a merely symbolical statement. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Here the Prophet is told to act again in a symbolical sign. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z A complete investigation of this subject will probably reveal the fact that Christianity owes its entire wardrobe, ecclesiastical, symbolical, dogmatical, to the religions that preceded it. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Let us develop a true sense of values in religion that will place emphasis on the voluntaristic or ethical element rather than on either the intellectual, pietistic and symbolical or �sthetic. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z The poet treats it as symbolical of a heart which has thrilled for a moment under the smiles of a queen ere she went on to her true-love throne. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z J. G. M�ller's whole argument is learned and acute, but errs probably in attempting to extract a consecutive symbolical sense out of the chaos of myth. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z They are symbolical of the Word itself, the message of judgment and tribulation which are written therein. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The inner meanings of things, the symbolical correspondences are revealed in a flash of light, and the poet-soul becomes revelator and prophet all in one. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z In the course of time the meaning of these was lost; and subsequent generations regarded as the portraits of existing beings effigies which were at first intended to be merely emblematic and symbolical. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z Via Larga: this was overshadowed by the Medici Palace, symbolical of the shadow cast by the crime of its owners in destroying the liberties of the city. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z It is possible, nay, certain," writes M. Maspero, "that during the second Theban empire the learned priests may have thought it well to attribute a symbolical sense to certain bestial deities. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The first symbolical sign is that of the tile, which the Prophet was to use to picture the coming siege of Jerusalem. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z During several days meat and pastry are prepared, and on Holy Saturday the tables are set, with the symbolical lamb in the middle, and every dish garnished with sprays of boxwood. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z There was no real history; all was symbolical, allegory. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z They were picturesque and symbolical, but never vague. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z Often, again, animal-worship was interpreted as symbolical; it was not the beast, but the qualities which he personified that were adored.** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The prophet is next commanded to demonstrate another coming event for God's ancient people by a symbolical action. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The four cardinal points are four angels, one foot placed on the disc of the earth; the colours of their vestments are symbolical. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Olwen looked at the glorious young form, symbolical as that of a goddess on a golden coin. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z They can be made symbolical of the personages and objects of a story. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z Ideals appertaining to Christianity are practically fixed by convention, or are interchangeable with ideals in allegorical and symbolical art. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z The number ten signifies responsibility, and three, as already stated, is symbolical of divine fullness. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z A large part of Endymion, as we have seen, is devoted to the symbolical setting forth of this conviction. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The scenes you have witnessed are phantasmagoric, but symbolical and full of spiritual truth. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z I take it that the use of "snow-white" is, like that of "golden-yellow," more symbolical than descriptive, meaning any white that gives an impression of purity. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z Further it would be well adapted for a symbolical figure, as Prudence or Truth. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z When we read here in Ezekiel of graves it must not be taken to mean literal graves, but the graves are symbolical of the nation as being buried among the Gentiles. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Into the rest of the underground scenery and incidents it is hard to read any symbolical meaning or anything but the uncontrolled and aimless-seeming play of invention. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z My own caprice, as well as that of others, always dictated a symbolical, and, in every new instance, a different accompaniment of this kind. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z There too was written that autobiography of ‘symbolical myth’ which, after being hawked in vain from one publisher to another, at last appeared piecemeal in Fraser’s Magazine. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z The highest art of the painter is therefore confined to sacred, mythological, and symbolical subjects. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z Many of these details are obscure, their deeper and symbolical meaning hidden. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And it is in this book, in the speech of Oceanus, that Keats sets forth the whole symbolical purport and meaning of the myth as he had conceived it:— Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z In Egypt and all over Asia, the mystic and symbolical worship appears to have been of immemorial antiquity. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z Abraham, Adam, Eve, Jacob, became types of various virtues, and the biblical stories were considered as symbolical of the various moral struggles in the soul of man. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z Limitation of the painter with general ideals—Ideal heads interchangeable in sacred and symbolical art—Ideal male human countenances impossible for the painter. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z These terms are symbolical of human greatness, glory and prosperity. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Its form was symbolical of a thousand tender, sacred associations, and the purity of the pearls seemed emblematic of a higher purity, divine and human. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z He must have understood that the whole command had a symbolical bearing. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z He told her so very often, in words that were meant to be enigmatical and symbolical, no doubt, but which were really as frank and simple as the man's nature. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The girl cast a quick, expectant look toward Miss Worth, whose face was symbolical of still another revelation. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z In that passage the sleep in the dust of the earth is symbolical of their national condition. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z When the delegates left the Hôtel-de-Ville, a free balloon, marked with the three symbolical points, made an ascent, here and there dropping the manifesto of the Freemasons. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The ornamental confectionary was beautifully symbolical of the times. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z Curved and complex lines are represented by straight and simple ones; interior markings of forms are few, and much is symbolical and conventional. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z No people is so symbolical as we are—or were. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z The historical books of Second Kings and Second Chronicles must be read to understand more fully the symbolical language used by Ezekiel and to learn the idolatry and degradation of Jerusalem. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Such ceremonies were well developed in Southern California, where a number of actions symbolical of the girl's maturity and subsequent life were performed. The Religion of the Indians of California 2011-04-03T02:00:16.637Z They had gone upon the supposition, that the hieroglyphic method of writing must, of necessity, be ideographic, i. e. figurative or symbolical, and that each of these signs was the expression of an idea. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z The Aztec writing may be best described as pictographic, the pictures being symbolical or, in the case of names, combined into a rebus. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The refusal of the gods to enter into such persons is symbolical of some want of cleanliness in them; which contingency is looked upon as a source of anxiety to the individual. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Opposite him are the statues of the father and mother, who are yet living, and between them a symbolical figure,—Faith, I presume. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z Yes, Gabriel carrying his hod full of bricks up a steep ladder, was a symbolical representation of his race. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z "The name of Cleopatra is terminated by two hieroglyphic symbolical signs, the egg and the half circle, which, according to Champollion, are always used to denote the feminine gender." The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Furthermore, many of the signs used as numerals had fixed symbolical significations, and were not meant to be taken as literal quantities. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z His symbolical imagination mirrored this symbolical world; it was a sincere anticipation of fact, no mere laboured and wilful allegory. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z As a poet, he is characterized by the eloquence and picturesqueness of his style and the symbolical language he employed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z They seemed to him symbolical of his ruined hopes, his great love, in fact, himself. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The earlier titlepages were mostly architectural and symbolical, their purport being sometimes explained in verses printed opposite to them, headed “The Mind of the Front.” Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z The symbolical doctrine of the colors is correct according to the philosophy of nature. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z In a world made by God for the illustration of his glory, things and events, though real, must be also symbolical; for there is intention and propriety behind them. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z In it he seems to have advanced the doctrine that the eucharist was merely symbolical or commemorative, an opinion for which Berengarius was at a later date censured and condemned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Compared with the treatment of engineering or biological science in the same compilation, this article became almost symbolical of the prevailing habitual incompetence with which all this system of questions is still handled. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z After 1620 the old architectural and symbolical titlepages began to be replaced by titles in compartments, in which a central cartouche is surrounded by little squares, each representing some incident of the book. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z But is it the most probable interpretation of this passage, which makes the tempter a literal serpent, or only a symbolical one? The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z In regard to the mounds, there has been much speculation, and some archæologists divide them into sacrificial, sepulchral, temple, and symbolical. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z I took this to be symbolical of the complete harmony in which the day had been spent. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z The effigy is the symbolical form of the god Harmachu, meaning Horus the Resplendent, to whom the adjacent temple was dedicated. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It must suffice to say that nowhere in this neighbourhood, indeed possibly not south of the Loire, is so varied and elaborate a collection of symbolical stone-carving to be seen. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z With all the other prophets the primary function is spiritual teaching; miracles, even though numerous and many of them symbolical like Elisha’s, are only accessory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Symbolical.—The symbolical mounds consist of gigantic bas-reliefs formed on the surface of the ground, representing men, animals, and inanimate objects. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z I deceived you in a way, my son, for it was all symbolical, but it was for your good. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z It was a lugubrious conventional act symbolical of selfish grief, a denial of true religious teaching which should have faith, and therefore joy, as its illuminating principle. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Yet though everything on this journey is pictured in minute detail, the whole is purely symbolical. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z It is in English confined to a symbolical representation of some object, particularly when used as a badge or heraldic device. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Minerva is symbolical of the rational power of the soul; and Diana represents nature, or the merely natural and vegetable part of our composition, both ensnared through the allurements of desire. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z His style is unsystematic, brief and abounding in symbolical expression. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The advent of the exquisite little creature, with its delicate carriage, its bosom of pure yellow, seemed symbolical almost. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z It seemed powerfully symbolical to him; and most symbolical it was. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z After she has been magically bathed, he bathes, and this, apparently, is symbolical of his purification in the Otherworld. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z It was enveloped in symbolical figures of animals which suggested a correspondence which was utterly inexplicable to the uninitiated. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z These shades have been selected for the following reasons:—Black is symbolical of the gloom which surrounds one when those who are nearest and dearest are taken. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z This explanation may not be poetically symbolical, but it is historically accurate. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z All these customs, while popularly done ‘for luck,’ are apparently symbolical of the obedience and the fruitfulness of the newly-wedded wife. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z This is a charming romance, fantastic and refined, half symbolical, half realistic, which deserves to be known to English readers. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z The scene was dramatic and symbolical, and there could have been nothing material in the incident. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Nothing can be more symbolical of religion in church structure than to observe the trend of architectural lines in perspective. Cathedral Cities of England In the West, however, in the middle ages, the procession with candles and banners outside the church was taken as symbolical of Christ’s triumphant entry into heaven. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" I fully agree with Dr. Blayney in the literal meaning of the words, which involves no difficulty; but in looking beyond the literal, to the symbolical and spiritual sense, considerable difficulty appears. An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming It may be interesting to add that some brasses of ecclesiastics exhibit strange figures, not easy to interpret, if meant as symbolical. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc This numeral came to be regarded in consequence as symbolical of the divinity, and the Pythagorean school gravely inculcated it as a point of morals to abstain from intruding upon so illustrious an example. A Cursory History of Swearing So far as we can attach any truth of meaning to this Invocation, we must look upon it as a symbolical expression of Divine agency and superintendence in all the various fields of natural production. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil He was an ardent conspirator, but as he represented the central government, it was thought desirable to perform the symbolical act of arresting and deposing him. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise This is the symbolical meaning of the act. An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming But if it were used to attach the symbolical "peace bands," it may have been retained, in a "fossilized form," with a symbolical meaning. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The animals were merely regarded as sacred to the deities, and the worship paid to them was symbolical. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli In one cameo he is seen throned beside the goddess Roma, with the sceptre and lituus, symbolical of his secular and spiritual function, and the eagle of Jupiter at his side. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil The apparitions may either represent actual persons and places, or may be symbolical, taking the form of phantasmic lights, coffins, skeletons, shrouds and so forth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The butterfly was symbolical, during the Middle Ages, of the death and resurrection of the body. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time The attributes of the goddess were the ram, the he-goat, the dove, certain fish, the cypress, myrtle and pomegranate, the animals being symbolical of fertility, the plants remedies against sterility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" You have seen me discard my allegiance to the dukes: the crushing of the hat was symbolical. The Gay Adventure A Romance Beside him a Cupid, symbolical of the Julian descent from Venus, appears riding on a dolphin. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil This was meant to imply, in the symbolical language of children, that their brother Martial would not return until ten o'clock that evening. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Its endeavours to make the spiritual perceptible to the senses of the multitude, produced many proverbs and symbolical actings, which gave rise to the dramas of the middle ages. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Aphrodite Urania was represented in Greek art on a swan, a tortoise or a globe; Aphrodite Pandemos as riding on a goat, symbolical of wantonness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" On inquiring concerning the artists of the most ancient symbolical statues of Apollo, we find that the Cretans were the first sculptors, as well as musicians, of that worship. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 What can be meant by a merely symbolic class of similar classes themselves merely symbolical? Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude The clergy wore vestments symbolical of their offices, each form and colour having its significant meaning. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations He found on his little table an unmistakable symbolical sign that his friend was still in the land of the living. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. The marriage ceremonies last for a whole week, the first three days being spent in feasting on the favourite national dishes, and the others appropriated to certain symbolical rites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Hence we detect the symbolical character of the fable, which resembles that of Perseus and Gorgo, &c.; although we can scarcely attempt to explain the whole legend in a similar manner. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 It bears very much the same relation to the hand-painted armorial or otherwise symbolical personal device found in medieval manuscripts that the printed page does to the scribe’s work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" These sort of predictions, often accompanied by symbolical illustrations, continued to gain popularity, and were made use of at various periods to serve the purposes of the people. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Again there came the knocking, to him almost like a symbolical thing in its stealthy, muffled insistence. The Missioner A well-known figure was there and it was horribly symbolical. A Bed of Roses Miss Jones in her flaming gown took on symbolical meanings. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece The "daughter of Tyre" is symbolical of the heathen world coming to Christ. The Christian Use of the Psalter The angles were filled in with elegant floral designs, and the panels with Biblical and symbolical paintings, which Primitius began now to explain. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs The upper cover shows incidents in the life of David, and symbolical figures, and the lower cover scenes representing the works of Mercy, with figures of birds and animals. The Story of Books His books were not intended to represent the ideas of his Egyptian contemporaries; their chief object was to give a description of the sanctity and symbolical secrets of ancient Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Yet every figure in this intricate blending of designs is significant and symbolical. The Unveiling of Lhasa Mention may be made of the lead-glazed peasant pottery, such as the bowls produced at Marburg with quaint symbolical devices modelled in relief and applied. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The significance of this incident has perhaps been somewhat lost by looking at it too exclusively as symbolical. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II These were at first purely symbolical, meaningless to any but a Christian eye, such as the Vine, the Good Shepherd, the Sheep, the Fisherman, the Fish, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" They may be regarded, in short, as a symbolical language, in which the earth's autobiography is written. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The Jewish worship had been symbolical, every person and thing, every colour, gesture, movement, having a meaning for the initiated. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I Both have unnatural and grotesque faces, probably containing some symbolical meaning. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. It is, of course, purely symbolical, and may, at most, be interpreted as meaning that the vessel carried some sort of structure on deck. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Both the roof and the walls are almost universally coated with stucco and covered with fresco paintings—in the earlier works merely decorative, in the later always symbolical or historical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The symbolical star on the flag is at the extreme right of the fourth row from the top. The Greater Republic A History of the United States But among the Jews the worship of God had been symbolical, and among the Samaritans it had been ignorant. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I Even the purification of the tabernacle and its vessels with blood must be symbolical of a spiritual truth. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews It is probably more a symbolical than an exact representation, nevertheless it gives us some valuable information. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships ‘The mixing bowls and jars of stone’ are consecrated to the Naiads, and are also, as it seems, symbolical of Bacchus, and are of stone because of the rocky beds of the rivers. Ideas of Good and Evil With their proud summits piercing the clouds, and their dark rocky declivities frowning upon the glens below, they appear symbolical of the wild and untamable spirits of the Borderers who once inhabited their sides. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative His baptism with water was of course symbolical; that is to say, the water itself exercised no spiritual influence, but merely represented to the eye what was invisibly done in the heart. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I At other times the ceremonial was more mysterious and symbolical, as in the feast of the raising of the Ded-column when a column of the kind was drawn by cords into an upright position. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" They were not Theists; Christ was a name symbolical of humanity, and they were, as a matter of fact, Christian men. The Religious Life of London There are no lines with more melancholy beauty than these by Burns— ‘The white moon is setting behind the white wave, And Time is setting with me, O!’ and these lines are perfectly symbolical. Ideas of Good and Evil The idea is to crown this arch with a group of figures, either realistic or symbolical, as the sculptor shall see fit. Fairfax and His Pride The Messiah lives again: the true Temple rises on the ruins of the symbolical temple. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I But in early times the thorn was universally known as symbolical of sin, just as Cain was regarded as the first real sinner. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series The symbolical meaning of these figures is obscure, as usual with him. Michelangelo The hieroglyphics of the Aztecs are all of them both symbolical and phonetic. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Others, who hold no less strongly to theological progress by evolution, not revolution, will hesitate to grant that the line of advance passes through the symbolical books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Where, as in the last two cases, the sympathetic bond is less strong, we find symbolical interpretation playing an important part. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The symbolical character of the expression is further indicated by 'the beast' and 'the false prophet'—themselves symbolical figures—being with the devil the subjects of the torment. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition Lecture on Tree Leaves as physiological, pictorial, moral, symbolical objects. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series Though they, and their modern followers also, have not been able to agree upon this symbolical purport, the four Evangelists have retained in art those symbolical figures. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. Differences and Differential Coefficients.—The various formulae are most quickly obtained by symbolical methods; i.e. by dealing with the operators Δ, E, D, ... as if they were algebraical quantities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The fifteenth chapter of The Celestial Hierarchy constituted the canon of symbolical angelic lore for the literature and art of the middle ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" But I am persuaded that all the numbers and expressions for periods of time in the Apocalypse are strictly symbolical. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition Armies, laws, and a symbolical form of writing indicated a very considerable advance in the arts and the energies of civilization. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Everything is symbolical in the Eastern Church; and these symbols have been in use from the very earliest ages of Christianity. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant The symbolical method which has been explained has wider applications than that to which we have, for simplicity of explanation, restricted it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Its style is Romanesque, chosen by Strossmayer as symbolical of the position of his country midway between east and west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Hence the idea that virgins, such as those who enkindle the useful flame, should attend the communal hearth consecrated to the honor of the divinity and symbolical of the life of the tribe. Roman Women Its very bark is symbolical of its temperament, and its mode of attack energetically declares the excitability of its nature. The Dog In the homes of the wealthy, the inner court became an elaborately pillared banquet hall, with tessellated work in fine marble and with the pavement figured in symbolical devices. Women of England The raven has from earliest times been symbolical of blackness, both in connection with color and character. Folk-lore of Shakespeare When the deities were regarded as anthropomorphic they naturally wore clothing which, on the whole, was less subject to change of fashion and was apt to be symbolical of their attributes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" They are intensely symbolical, and are calculated to impress upon the minds of the bride and bridegroom a lively sense of the duties belonging to the new relationship into which they are entering. Roman Women She lifted her chin, a movement of symbolical significance, and met his gaze with wide-open challenging amber eyes. Command This group is, however, surmounted by an eagle holding a serpent in its talons and the meaning of this animal group appears symbolical merely. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Perhaps she regarded it as symbolical of ingratitude. Folk-lore of Shakespeare I had a fugitive notion that this performance was symbolical of our emotional existence—our souls pursue one another through a steep darkness, the victims of unpremeditated suspicions and fears. Captain Macedoine's Daughter There were in fact two partitions in the Jewish temple of great symbolical importance. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition It is ornamented with bas-reliefs and statues symbolical of the triumph of Christian religion. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine In the light of the present investigation the meaning of the symbolical statue seems too obvious to require explanation. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations From the very earliest times this classical plant has been regarded as symbolical of victory, and used for crowns. Folk-lore of Shakespeare The constantly recurring dream of the portal in the cliff was in a fashion symbolical of my life. The Portal of Dreams And suddenly he felt again that, not only prefiguring Spain, it was symbolical of the youth, the time, that had gone. The Bright Shawl It has been thought to be a symbolical allusion to the Queen Brunhilda, and again of the Church triumphant. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine This latter detail is of special interest, since it indicates that the Mexicans employed the heart with the same symbolical and metaphorical meaning as the Maya-Quiches and Tzentals. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Rings, too, in days gone by, had a symbolical importance. Folk-lore of Shakespeare From the dawn of organized Paganism in the Eastern world, to the final establishment of Christianity in the West, the cross was undoubtedly one of the commonest and most sacred of symbolical monuments. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning She seemed curiously impersonal; robbed of all traits of women; she was like a symbolical fate, the figure from a shield, from an emblem, dragging him to death. The Bright Shawl The mind has become more susceptible and tender, the fancy more varied and symbolical, the hand more free and artistic. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. The sanctity attached to this mystic union of two streams of breath led to the consecration of the nose by the wearing of a symbolical ornament attached to it. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Besides the acknowledged armorial bearings, devices were often wrought symbolical of some circumstance in the life of the wearer. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries If the symbolical Sun leads such a great earthly and heavenly flock, what must be said to the true and only begotten Son of God? Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Further, in comparing the labours of Archimedes and Vieta, the effect of increased power of symbolical expression is very noticeable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" They are often symbolical "and unfold a whole legend to the knowing eye of the native." Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home It is evident that the text, though apparently clear, must have been intelligible to the initiated only, who alone were able to understand the allusions to secret, sacred rites and their symbolical meaning. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations It is a symbolical term and like the shout stands for the gathering together. Studies in Prophecy In South America, the same sign was considered symbolical and sacred. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning In Genesis, on the other hand, circumcision is an 390 external sign of God’s covenant with Israel, and later Judaism now regards it in this symbolical sense. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" But the eye is chiefly attracted by the three shrines in the foreground, with the three coloured statues behind them, of Buddha, seated as symbolical of Past, Present, and Future. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century This is somewhat corroborated, as will be shown, by my recent studies, which seem to indicate pretty clearly that these symbolical objects pertained to the cult of the earth-mother. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations It seems symbolical of the heart of France, which, today, is ringing. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children In other parts of his writings, Calvin seems to contradict this statement, and speaks of the bread and wine in the Eucharist as being symbolical. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Its distinctive features are pulpit and auditorium, and it is symbolical of the complete equality of ministers and congregation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" His countenance was distorted into hideous lineaments of symbolical import. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Unquestionably this symbolical group would have been equally intelligible to Mayas or Mexicans, since the ideas it expressed were held in common by both people. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations They adore the sun, as symbolical of Christ, and believe in an intermediate state after death. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 In a symbolical manner he represented God as a sphere, like the heavens, which encompass man and all earthly things. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The robe has thus become in the Church of England symbolical of the episcopal office, and is in effect a liturgical vestment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The symbolical books are abolished; the doctrine is based on the Bible; but the right of free inquiry is granted to all; the ruling body consists of laymen. The History of Freedom There we also find that the bowl- or vase-shaped grave was employed, with a deeply religious and symbolical meaning. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Mysticism and pietism yield to more consistent Catholicism; dogmatism, without symbolical books, which lose their authority where the press is free, succumbs to philosophy. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli I would have flowers and sunshine in the deserted rooms, and make them symbolical of the cheerful mansions above, to which our beloved ones are gone. Household Papers and Stories For many things are narrated in Scripture as real, and were believed to be real, which were in fact only symbolical and imaginary. The Philosophy of Spinoza But I find that this community is orthodox in the symbolical articles on the Son of God, and in other articles of the Symbol.... The History of Freedom The intention to express an exuberant vitality and growth issuing from the symbolical vase in the centre of the earth, seems obvious. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The German is like the symbolical eagle of the Habsburg. German Problems and Personalities It is an ascription, designed to embody in symbolical language the fact that all existence is derived from God. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 As this picture is purely symbolical, it is not open to objections; but isn't it rather amusing? Ivory Apes and Peacocks No writer is true to the literal teaching of the symbolical books, and for a hundred years the pure doctrine of the sixteenth century has never been heard. The History of Freedom Each wore a special kind of symbolical costume and was the ruler or “advocate,” as he is termed, of a distinct class of people. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The city was clothed in a garb of pure white, a dazzling garment that was symbolical of the peace with which The Founder desired his beloved city to be filled. Peggy Owen and Liberty In the "Theistic Conception of the World" he treats the first two chapters of the Bible as a poem, which he calls the "symbolical hymn of creation." The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The symbolical use of lighted tapers in Divine Service is of primitive antiquity and their use is being generally restored in both the English and American branches of the Church. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia That the doctrine of justification by faith only is the principal substance of the symbolical writings, the centre of the antagonism against the Catholic Church, all are agreed. The History of Freedom For these reasons I infer that the symbolical design, representing actual waves, always expressed the union of air and water, and was therefore emblematic of the cult of the upper elements, or the Above. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations In art St Pol is most generally represented with a dragon, and sometimes with a bell, or a cruse of water and a loaf of bread, symbolical of his frugal habits. Legends & Romances of Brittany At the time it seemed the most natural and obvious little action imaginable; it was long before she realized just how symbolical and determining a few movements of the hand and wrist can be. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman The services are usually brightened with special music; the Altar is decked with flowers and white hangings as symbolical of the joy which characterizes the Celebration. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia I fancy my English version will be found to give a reasonably accurate idea of the contents of one of the most abstruse symbolical works in the world. The Gnôsis of the Light Human nose, mystic union of two streams of breath, consecrated by wearing symbolical nose ornament, 282. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The one is symbolical of despotic or oligarchic power, the other typifies the sordid ignorance and fearful superstition of the credulous masses which maintains the power of the first. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View Bull, symbolical use of, in representing rivers, i. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) Usually worn in processions by Priest or Bishop and is symbolical of rule. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia That sentence of Genesis, “I have given thee every green herb for meat,” like all the rest of the book, has a profound symbolical as well as a literal meaning. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Bead, jade bead, as symbol in Mexico, 81; “gold bead,” used as title; symbolical among the Mayas, 237. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Then the proper material of ornament will be whatever God has created; and its proper treatment, that which seems in accordance with or symbolical of His laws. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) It is not, however, in every symbolical subject that the fearful grotesque becomes embodied to the full. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) Churches are decorated with flowers and plants as symbolical of the Resurrection. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia Among the symbolical, I may cite a few: water, country or region, king, Lord, offerings, splendor, the various emblems of the sun and many others. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa These great piers, with the corresponding buttresses of the outer wall, suggest a possible symbolical intent in the arrangement ... otherwise the cruciform plan here suggested is expressed neither externally nor internally.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Against the wall of the house were trained pomegranates, with their crimson blossoms, the star-like pothos or jessamine, and the symbolical passionflower, which well became a Christian dwelling. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century "The legend of the Kirkelam," said Hardy, "is distinctive, insomuch as it appears symbolical, and not based, as most legends are, on the fancies and wild imaginations of the people." A Danish Parsonage Eucharistic Vestments.—The special vestments worn in celebrating the Holy Eucharist to mark the dignity of the service and as symbolical of the Passion of our Lord which is therein commemorated. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia A basket, painted blue, full of bright oranges, is symbolical of her domestic happiness. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa To be complete and in keeping with native modes of representation it must have originally been painted with the symbolical colors of the Four Quarters. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Their chief characteristic consisted in the building of extensive earth mounds as symbolical of their religious and tribal life. History of Human Society As the fulfilment of this prophecy, however, we must not look to that event only where it received a symbolical representation, but also to Acts ii. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Lamb and Flag.—A symbolical representation of our Blessed Lord, used in Church decorations. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia Colors in Egypt, as in Mayab, seem to have had the same symbolical meaning. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa The symbolical decoration of many native bowls will be found to corroborate this view of their employment and of the virtue attributed to their contents. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations As old Bunk had said, all these prophecies were symbolical, and he had done Mother Trigedgo an injustice. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp That which was done to the outward impurity was, in point of fact, done to the sin which the people of the Old Testament, well versed in the symbolical language, beheld under its image. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Mixed Chalice.—The symbolical mixing of water with wine in the Holy Communion to represent the union of the human with the Divine nature in the Incarnation. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia I consider this attitude given to the statues of dead personages that I have discovered in Chichen, where they are still, to be symbolical of their belief in reincarnation. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa It likewise typified the four sides of the great pyramid which formed the nucleus of the capital and was crowned by two temples, respectively occupied by symbolical images of the “Divine Twins.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Same color, practically, and you know all these prophecies have a kind of symbolical meaning. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp The anointing, whether it occurs as a symbolical action really carried out, or as a mere figure, is always a designation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit; compare 1 Sam. x. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 The ecclesiastical color is red as symbolical of the "cloven tongues like as of fire," in which form the Holy Ghost lighted on the head of each of the Apostles. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia The Mayas and the Egyptians had many signs and characters identical; possessing the same alphabetical and symbolical value in both nations. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa A deeply symbolical meaning was obviously attached to the ceremonial kindling of the sacred fire by means of the reed fire-drill which was held perpendicularly and inserted into a horizontally-placed piece of dry wood. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations In fact, the symbolical use of the Eagle is of very remote antiquity. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 The clouds with which, or accompanied by which, the Lord comes, are, in the Old and New Testament writings, symbolical indications and representations of judgment; comp. my remarks on Rev. i. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 All the presents have a symbolical meaning; the rings are bought from and blessed by the clergy, and are treasured as heirlooms in the family. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements Christianity, though the ripest of religious forms, is only symbolical of a higher truth towards which humanity is tending. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion The figure and skirt composed of intertwined rattlesnakes, constitute feminine attributes given to the symbolical figure of the “twin-lord and twin-lady,” the “father and mother of all.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations At a later period the lion motive is supposed to have represented a Christian in the arena, and it certainly in time was symbolical of man struggling with the dominion of sin. Needlework As Art Light is, in the symbolical language of Scripture, salvation. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Her shoes have some symbolical reference to possible motherhood. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements Much information we flashed out to them, the language of our communication being English, the elements, of which they had learned, with a mixture of numbers and symbolical dot-dash signals. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 But as soon as we assume the co-operation of an invisible author of the temptation, by whom the serpent was animated, everything which is here threatened against the visible instrument acquires a symbolical meaning. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 From these three forms already in use, added to that of the Crucifixion, endless varieties were composed to suit the ecclesiastical taste and requirements of different national styles of symbolical decoration. Needlework As Art This portrait is symbolical of the whole attitude of the poet toward his task. Whitman A Study By endeavouring to state it in plain prose, we shall see how the poetical power implies a sensitiveness to ideas which, when extracted from the symbolical embodiment, fall spontaneously into a scientific system of thought. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) And I began likewise to respect his statement that our Bible language is ‘fluid and passing’––that much of it is the purest poetry, beautiful and inspiring, but symbolical.” Carmen Ariza The fire here is not the symbolical designation of wrath, but natural fire; for it is the setting on fire and burning of the city which is here to be prefigured. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 These symbolical designs were rich without grace, and ingenious rather than artistic, although their workmanship was perfect. Needlework As Art It did look very clean, certainly, and exceedingly cheerful; she was sure, however, that it would never be symbolical of any heart that came into it. The Benefactress They were capped with vaulted concave roofs said to be symbolical of the vast circuit and concave of the heavens. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them But to the Greek, this battle was full of symbolical meaning. Five Stages of Greek Religion The temple symbolizes the kingdom of God; its falling down upon the people is symbolical of the punishment which is inflicted upon them, in consequence of this kingdom. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Each was dowered with a symbolical meaning; and thus admitted into art, they were conventionalized by being strongly outlined, coloured flat; and by repetition without variation, were converted into patterns. Needlework As Art He took refuge in symbolical language, and spoke of the thing as a "copy" of the idea or as a "participant" in it. Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology The result was the inevitable growth of an unnatural symbolical interpretation which had little difficulty in extracting anything from anything. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity A symbolical figure of the earth joys at his coming, and a concourse of naiads, nymphs, and dolphins wait upon his footsteps. The Venetian School of Painting The whole assumption of an exclusive reference to Judah owes its origin to the circumstance, that features which are only symbolical have been erroneously interpreted as actual. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 In taking stock of Oriental symbolical patterns, we find that one of those of the widest ancestry and longest continuity is the “Sacred Hom.” Needlework As Art These girls wore bright, symbolical dresses, and each carried a shield bearing the arms and the name of the province of the Dominion of Canada she represented. Westward with the Prince of Wales Still this method is not a purely graphical method, but a partly symbolical method of expressing the third dimension of objects on a diagram in two dimensions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" The apology of much-misunderstood and much-decried Hellenism is made by the eloquence of the figures in this history, which is symbolical of its spirit. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 Vision and symbolical action are not opposed to each other; the former is only the genus comprehending the latter as a species. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 These symbolical designs and forms were constantly reproduced; and all human ingenuity was exercised in reforming, remodelling, and adding perfect grace to the expression of the same idea. Needlework As Art Sometimes the Tree of Life is represented, its branches bearing different fruits, and often there are symbolical little birds in the border. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference Abstraction or typical representation of animal form.in generic or symbolical form. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) They allow themselves to be maltreated by the former, and maltreat the latter; or else they play at exhibitions symbolical of cruelty or humiliation. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study In chap. iii. the symbolical action again acquires greater prominence. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 In the chapter on ecclesiastical art I shall again refer to this immemorial symbolical and conventional pattern. Needlework As Art All Oriental rugs have designs, and every design is symbolical. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference So far, then, of the abstraction proper to architecture, and to symbolical uses, of which I shall have occasion to speak hereafter at � 16. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) Others again are contented with scenes symbolical of servitude, in which women are compelled to adore and supplicate them, etc. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The last words state the ground of the symbolical action. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 A woman with the head of a goose and a flowery tail may be a symbolical, but it never can be an agreeable object. Needlework As Art Protoplasm, the only living substance, is found everywhere in the visible world and its universality is symbolical of the invisible worlds as well. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex Sometimes tattooing consists of a motto symbolical of the career of the criminal it adorns. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso The most passionate love letters, vows of fidelity till death, the most ferocious jealousy toward other friends of their beloved, and even ceremonies symbolical of marriage, are daily events among the homosexuals. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Of far higher importance than the low conceptions of God produced by this symbolical representation of Him, was another aspect of the transaction. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Secondly, the symbolical—Pagan or Christian, religious or historical, including the Heraldic. Needlework As Art Spiritual union with the perfect complement of our interior nature is in itself the crown of regal power, of which earthly rulers are symbolical. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex Over a brimming wine-cup he made the blessing, holding his bent fingers to a wax taper to make a symbolical appearance of shine and shadow, and passing round a box of sweet-smelling spices. Dreamers of the Ghetto The choir, begun in 1206, is composed of thirteen arcades, symbolical of Christ and the twelve apostles, from the chief of whom the cathedral takes its name. The Cathedrals of Northern France We are led to the idea of a mere inward transaction by the symbolical names of the first wife, and of her father. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Can any invention of man show a more symbolical intention than the wave pattern? Needlework As Art When the subject gazes through it, he sees for the first time the full impact and result of his underground mind's workings in other perspectives than dreams or symbolical behavior. They Twinkled Like Jewels Crowning all is to be a group in bronze symbolical of Discovery. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose Six symbolical figures of the virtues form a lower course, while the canopy is surmounted by nineteen figures of apostles, saints, etc. The Cathedrals of Northern France The causal כי is explained from the fact that the import of a symbolical action is also its ground. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Trees and flowers had also their symbolical meanings, though we are not aware of their being recorded in any mediæval book. Needlework As Art Sometimes the second-sight consists of a picture clearly foreshowing some coming event; more frequently, perhaps, the glimpse of the future is given by some symbolical appearance. Clairvoyance Dalis was all wrapped up in his ideas, and gave the girl the name of Lunar, as being symbolical of his plans for her. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 On a Renaissance sarcophagus lie the two tiny effigies, in white marble, surrounded by guardian angels and other symbolical figures. The Cathedrals of Northern France A glance into the more distant future, without any symbolical imagery, forms the conclusion. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 They show no motive in their complicated domes, their honeycombing, and their ingenious conventional forms; but cover equally textile fabrics or stucco ceilings without suggesting any idea, religious or symbolical. Needlework As Art To carp at such conceptions because their architecture is as imaginative and as deeply symbolical as the action, is to demand that Holbein shall be someone else. Holbein Therefore I was the malady and it was a hell of malcontent beyond symbolical description. Cogito, Ergo Sum Its real purpose is evidently topographical rather than of religious or symbolical significance. The Cathedrals of Northern France If the symbolical and prophetical character of the book be denied, the fact of its having its place among the prophetical, and not among the historical, books, admits of no explanation at all. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Mr. Bryant has genius, and that of a marked character, but it has been overlooked by modern schools, because deficient in those externals which have become in a measure symbolical of those schools. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index All the material images connected with it—the clouds, the trumpet, &c.—are to be considered symbolical. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors The case of the Roman numerals in Europe furnishes a ready illustration of this symbolical language. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island You are at the present moment the symbolical representation of a great and friendly people and the personification of its brotherly feelings toward us. Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root If, then, the book itself is not to stand altogether isolated, the symbolical character of Jonah's mission must be acknowledged. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 The Cupid's bow in dainty curves has always been symbolical of a perfect mouth, and lips most kissable have never been represented as other than pink and perfect. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Some, indeed, were symbolical, as the cursing of the fig tree. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors The latter invocation begins by seven rows of the character symbolical of the Devil. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Had the white linen coif worn by sergeants the same symbolical meaning as the Templars' white mantle? Memorials of Old London Volume I If, on the other hand, the symbolical character of the history of Jonah be admitted, remarkable parallels in the history of Jesus present themselves. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 You spoke of the message of God through nature; there is no direct message through that channel, it is only symbolical of the inner divine processes. Beside Still Waters With some, the six days stand for immense periods of time; with others, the whole story is considered a vision, or a symbolical account of geological events; but no one takes it literally. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors The youth, beauty, and strength conferred by Idun are symbolical of Nature’s resurrection in spring after winter’s sleep, when colour and vigour return to the earth, which had grown wrinkled and grey. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The sexton said, he had never been able to obtain any intelligence as to its symbolical meaning or history, although he had inquired of nearly every one who had been to see the church. Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The three symbolical names of the children of the prophet here once more return. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 The man who tried to make me buy it said it was symbolical. The Limit It is a curious fact that the spirit of protest will often pass by serious offenses and fasten upon some apparently slight occasion which has rather a symbolical than an actual importance. William Penn These hieroglyphical and symbolical characters, being considered by the ignorant and bigoted Spaniards to be monuments of idolatry, the first bishop of Mexico destroyed as many of them as could be collected. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe It found acceptance, and in the seventeenth century we have a series of writings in which ancient mythology is explained as the symbolical language of chemical processes. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity In the case of an outward transaction, the transition from the symbolical action to the figure, and from the figure to the thing itself, would not have been so easy. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 The woman takes up a few grains and puts them into the mouth of her husband and then they both partake of that light, symbolical repast from the same leaf. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Its call at such a moment seemed almost symbolical. The Master Mummer Probably the explanation is something more symbolical or superstitious. Highways and Byways in Surrey The painters of the Middle Ages used to represent the Apostles with special badges which were generally symbolical of some incident in their lives. Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young The reason is rather of a symbolical character. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 On the contrary, he had to turn his back upon Lucy, and walk on with aunt Dora to the inn—at this moment a symbolical action which seemed to embody his fate. The Perpetual Curate They are the same which, in one of their interpretations, the three symbolical beasts of Canto i. denote. Dante: His Times and His Work Thirdly, that the cat is symbolical and means something else. The History of London They stood before the sanctuary, built all of granite, and covered with sculptures representing symbolical attributes of the god to whom the temple was consecrated. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life A similar division occurs in Amos also,—with this difference, that there, the symbolical prophecies form the conclusion. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 |
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