Symbolism

Symbolism is the systematic or creative use of arbitrary symbols as abstracted representations of concepts or objects and the distinct relationships in between, as they define both context and the narrower definition of terms. In a narrow context, "symbolism" is the applied use of any iconic representations which carry particular conventional meanings. All forms of language are innately symbolic, and any system of symbols can form a "language;" at the minimum using only two arbitrary symbols in a binary system. Human language i ...

Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Symbol A symbol, in its basic sense, is a conventional representation of a concept or quantity; i.e., an idea, object, concept, quality, etc. In more psychological and philosophical terms, all concepts are symbolic in nature, and representations for these concepts are simply token artifacts that are allegorical to (but do not directly codify) a symbolic meaning, or symbolism. Spoken language, for example, consists of distinct auditory tokens for representing symbolic concepts (words), arranged in an order which further suggests ...

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Symbolism: Encyclopedia II - Symbol - Nature of symbols

A symbol can be a material object whose shape or origin is related, by nature or convention, to the thing it represents: for instance, the cross is the main symbol of Christianity, and the scepter is a traditional symbol of royal power. A symbol can also be a more or less conventional image (i.e. an icon), or a detail of an image, or even a pattern or color: for example, the olive branch in heraldry represents peace, the halo is a conventional symbol of sainthood in Christian imagery, tartans are symbols of Scottish clans, and the color red is often used as a symbol fo ...

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Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols
Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man, and 80 Secondary Characteristics
Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras
Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism
Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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Christian symbolism - Diverse influences and meaning illustrated

Christian symbolism - Examples

Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Element symbol

A chemical symbol is an abbreviation or short representation of the name of a chemical element. Natural elements all have symbols of one or two letters; some man-made elements have temporary symbols of three letters. Chemical symbols are listed in the periodic table and are used as shorthand and in chemical equations, e.g., . Because chemical symbols are often derived from the Latin or Greek name of the element, they may not bear much similar t ...

Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Bahá'í symbols

The official symbol of the Bahá'í Faith is the five-pointed star, as mentioned by Shoghi Effendi: "Strictly speaking the 5-pointed star is the symbol of our Faith, as used by the Báb and explained by Him." (Shoghi Effendi, Directives from the Guardian, p. 52) There are also three other symbols commonly used: the nine-pointed star, the ringstone symbol, and calligraphy of the Greatest Name. Bahá'í symbols - The Haykal. The haykal (Arabic for ...

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Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Astronomical symbols

Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in astronomy. Many of the symbols are shared with astrology. The symbols listed here are commonly used by professional and amateur astronomers, and some are shared with astrology though there are differences depending on what part of the world you are in. (European glyphs differ slightly with American, for example) Astronomical symbols - Miscellaneous symbols.

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Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Anarchist symbolism

Schools Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Eco-anarchism Individualist anarchism Mutualism Anarchism in culture Anarchism and religion Anarchism and society Anarchism and the arts Anarcho-punk Anarchist theory Anarchism and capitalism Anarchism and Marxism Anarchist economics Anarchist law Anarchist symbolism Anarchism without adjectives P ...

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Anarchist symbolism - Circle-A

Anarchist symbolism - Black flag

Anarchist symbolism - Other anarchist symbols

Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Vexillological symbol

A vexillological symbol is used by vexillologists to indicate certain characteristics of national flags, such as where they are used, who uses them, and what they look like. The set of symbols described in this article are known as international flag identification symbols, which were devised by Whitney Smith. Vexillological symbol - Usage. A special grid-type symbol () is used to indicate locations of use and which parties may use each flag (See Flag terminology). The format of the symbol is ...

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Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Buddhist symbolism

Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the Buddha. Anthropomorphic symbolism appeared from around the 1st century CE with the arts of Mathura and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and were combined with the previous symbols. Various symbolic innovations were later introduced, especially through Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols. Among the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism ar ...

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Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Chai symbol

In Judaism, the Chai symbol consists of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet Het (ח) and Yod (י). In the Hebrew language, the word chai (חי) spelled by these two letters means "living", and is related to the word for "life", chaim, and also appears in the slogan am yisrael chai (עם ישראל חי, "The people of Israel lives!"). There have been various mystical numerological speculations about the fact that according to the system of gematria, the letters of chai add up to 18 (see "Jewish use of the Tetragrammaton" and "Lamedvavniks".) The Chai ...

Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Christoffel symbols

In mathematics and physics, the Christoffel symbols, named for Elwin Bruno Christoffel (1829–1900), are coordinate-space expressions for the Levi-Civita connection derived from the metric tensor. The Christoffel symbols are used whenever practical calculations involving geometry must be performed, as they allow very complex calculations to be performed without confusion. Unfortunately, they are usually quite lengthy, and require careful attention to detail. By contrast, the index-less, formal notation for the Levi-Civita connection ...

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Christoffel symbols - Applications to general relativity

Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Alchemical symbol

Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of the protoscience of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until the 18th century. Note that while notation like this was mostly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists, so this page lists the most common. Alchemical symbol - Four basic Elements. Fire Water Earth Air Alchemical symbol - Seven Planetary Metals. Main article: Astrology and ...

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Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Chess symbols in Unicode

Here are the symbols of chess pieces in Unicode. If you cannot see any chess symbols in the above table, take a look at the picture below, where they are depicted using two fonts (Arial Unicode MS and Tahoma). Categories: Chess | Unicode ...

Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Parodies of the ichthys symbol

The ichthys symbol or "Jesus fish", typically used to proclaim an affiliation or affinity for Christianity, is frequently a subject of satire; especially when adorning the bumpers or trunks of American automobiles. The following are examples of these satires. Most are adhesive badges made of chrome-plated plastic. Parodies of the ichthys symbol - DARWIN fish. The Darwin fish is an ichthys symbol with "evolved" legs and feet attached and often with the word DARWIN inside (like the ΙΧΘΥΣ or JESUS ...

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Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Bookshelf Symbol 7

Bookshelf Symbol 7 is a typeface which comes packaged with Microsoft Office 2003. In 2004, Microsoft released a critical update (Knowledge Base Article 833407) to remove two swastikas and a Star of David from this typeface, presumably after complaints from users who took the swastikas as support for Nazism. ...

Symbolism: Encyclopedia II - Symbol - Use of symbols

Human beings' ability to manipulate symbols allows them to explore the relationships between ideas, things, concepts, and qualities - far beyond the explorations of which any other species on earth is capable. The discipline of semiotics studies symbols and symbol systems in general; semantics is specifically concerned with the main meaning of words or other linguistic units. Literary works are often admired for their artful use of symbolism, i.e. the use of words, phrases and situations to evoke ideas and feelings beyond their plain ...

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