Encyclopedia - Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Symbolism
Symbolism is the systematic or creative use of arbitrary symbols as abstracted representations of concepts or objects and the distinct re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbol: 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbol: 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, th...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Symbolism
Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the ...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Symbols: Symbols In Hinduism
Outward symbols are necessary and beneficial. When viewed from the right angle of vision, you will find that they play a very important p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbolism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Symbolism
symbolism: The representation of one thing by something else. E.g., the damaru, Siva's drum, is a symbol of creation. (See also: S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Christian Symbolism
Christian symbolism is the use of actions or objects to represent the truths of the Christian faith, either as a reminder of those truths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Element Symbol: 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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í Symbols: 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 sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astronomical Symbols: Encyclopedia - Astronomical Symbols
Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in astronom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Anarchist Symbolism
Schools Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Eco-anarchism Individualist anar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vexillological Symbol: Encyclopedia - Vexillological Symbol
A vexillological symbol is used by vexillologists to indicate certain characteristics of national flags, such as where they are used, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Symbolism: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Symbolism
Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chai Symbol: 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 (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christoffel Symbols: Encyclopedia - Christoffel Symbols
In mathematics and physics, the Christoffel symbols, named for Elwin Bruno Christoffel (1829–1900), are coordinate-space expressions fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemical Symbol: Encyclopedia - Alchemical Symbol
Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of the protoscience of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chess Symbols In Unicode: 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parodies Of The Ichthys Symbol: 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 sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bookshelf Symbol 7: Encyclopedia - Bookshelf Symbol 7
Bookshelf Symbol 7 is a typeface which comes packaged with Microsoft Office 2003. In 2004, Microsoft released a critical update (Knowledg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbol: 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...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbol: Health And Healing Dictionary On Symbol
Symbol: A sign which represents something else. Symbols are used commonly in rituals to represent gods, elements, goals, and more. See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbol: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Symbol
Symbol: A sign plus an associated concept.   (See also: Symbol , Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbols: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Symbols
symbols A device or object used as a sign to represent an idea   (See also: Symbols , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbolic: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Symbolic
symbolic Style used by the psyche to communicate its messages; language of the psyche   (See also: Symbolic , Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbolics: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbolics - Symbolics Inc. History
Symbolics, Inc. (or simply "Symbolics") was a computer manufacturer headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later in Concord, Massa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Symbolism - Other Symbols
Symbols were widely used by the early Christian church. Symbols were inscribed on Christian tombs from the earliest days. One of the most...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbolism: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Symbolism
Symbolism. The pictorial expression of an idea or a thought. Primordial writing had at first no characters, but a symbol generally sto...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbol: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Symbol
SYMBOL A symbol, whose meaning is unconscious or indirect, must not be confused with a sign, which is obviously a resemblance or consc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbols Of Scientology: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbols Of Scientology - Dianetics Symbol
The stripes of this symbol represent green for growth, and yellow for life. The four green stripes recall the four divisions of a human's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Symbol - Swastika
Swastika is a very important solar symbol. Solar symbol - Symbolism. It has several mystical symbolisms. There are "positive" and "neg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'í Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'í Symbols - The Ringstone Symbol
Designed by `Abdu'l-Bahá , the ringstone symbol, as its name implies, is the most common symbol found on rings worn by Bahá'ís, but it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbolism Arts: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbolism Arts - Symbolism As A Movement
Symbolism arts - The Symbolist Manifesto. Symbolists believed that art should aim to capture more absolute truths which could only be a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbols Of Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbols Of Death - Religious Symbols Of Death
Religious symbols of death and depictions of the afterlife will vary with the religion practiced by the people who use them. Tombs, tombs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - No Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - No Symbol - Uses
The "no" symbol is used on traffic signs, so that drivers can interpret traffic laws quickly while driving. For example: No left turn ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbols Of Scientology: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbols Of Scientology - Sea Org Symbol
The Sea Org is the central management organisation of the Church of Scientology. The Sea Org was founded by Scientology leader L. Ron Hub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Symbolism - Symbols Drawn From Outside
Also common in most Christian religious symbolism are emblems, figures or ideas drawn from the cultures which Christianity has superseded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Influence On Christian Symbols
The influence of Judaism upon Christian symbolism as early as the 2nd and 3rd centuries C.E., is apparent both in painting and in sculptu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Symbolic Values Of Numbers
The number three was the symbol of holiness. The Holy of Holies occupied one-third, and the Holy Place two-thirds, of the entire Temple. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Symbolic Visions Of The Prophets
Jeremiah beheld an almond-tree as a token of the speedy fulfillment of the word of God. Amos saw a basket of summer fruit as a symbol of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Symbolism - Symbolism In Fine Arts
Probably the most important Russian Symbolist painter was Mikhail Vrubel, who achieved fame with a large mosaic-like canvas Seated Demon ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Symbolism - Sacraments
The most important symbols in the Christian church are the sacraments. These rites, which vary between denominations but may include holy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Symbolism - Symbolism In Music And Theatre
The foremost Symbolist composer was Aleksandr Scriabin who in his First Symphony praised art as a kind of religion. Le Devin Poem (1905) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peace Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Symbol - Generic Peace Symbols
Peace symbol - The dove and the olive branch. A white dove is generally a sign for peace. This comes from an old biblical motif; a dove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacobi Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacobi Symbol - Properties Of The Jacobi Symbol
There are a number of useful properties of the Jacobi symbol which can be used to speed up calculations. They include: If n is prime, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sound Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sound Symbolism - Types Of Sound Symbolism
Magaret Magnus is the author of probably the only popular book on phonosemantics - Gods of the Word. She describes three types of sound s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacobi Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacobi Symbol - Definition
The Jacobi symbol is a generalization of the Legendre symbol using the prime factorization of the bottom number. It is defined as follows...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Symbols - Religious Esoteric Metaphysical And Mystical Symbols
A: Agnus Dei - Alchemical symbols - Allah - Ankh - Astrological signs - Astrology and alchemy - Aum/Om - Axis mundi B: Bagua - Bahá'í s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchist Symbolism - Other Anarchist Symbols
The circle-A and the black flag are the primary symbols applicable to anarchism as a whole. However, various anarchist groups throughout ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - On Tombstones
Some common themes appear on many Jewish tombstones. Two hands with outspread fingers indicated that the dead man was descended from prie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Priests
The Hebrew for priest is Kohen; the Kohanim (plural) mediated between God and man by offering sacrifices, and by other services in the Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchist Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchist Symbolism - Circle-a
Anarchist symbolism - Description. The anarchy symbol that most people are familiar with is Ⓐ, which consists of the capital letter "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Sacrifices
Abraham ibn Ezra, in his commentary to Leviticus, considered the olah sacrifice as the atonement of the heart for sinful thoughts. The th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Colors
The Israelites used an indigo colored dye called tekhelet; this dye was made from snail murex trunculus. This dye was very important in b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legendre Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Legendre Symbol - Properties Of The Legendre Symbol
There are a number of useful properties of the Legendre symbol which can be used to speed up calculations. They include: (it is a compl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christoffel Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Christoffel Symbols - Definition
The Christoffel symbols can be derived from the vanishing of the covariant derivative of the metric tensor : As a shorthand notation, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Term Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Term Symbol - Term Symbol Parity
The parity of a term symbol is calculated as , where li is the orbital quantum number for each electron. In fact, only electrons in odd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbolism Arts: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbolism Arts - Aftermath
In the English speaking world, the closest counterpart to Symbolism was Aestheticism; the Pre-Raphaelites, also, were contemporaries of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Mathematical Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Mathematical Symbols - Basic Mathematical Symbols
... See also:Table of mathematical symbols, Table of mathematical symbols - Basic mathematical symbols, Table of mathematical symbols...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Symbolism - Early Aniconic Symbols
Among the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism are the dharma wheel and the lotus flower. The dharma wheel, traditionally represe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legendre Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Legendre Symbol - Definition
The Legendre symbol is a special case of the Jacobi symbol. It is defined as follows: If p is an odd prime number and a is an integer, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serpent Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Serpent Symbolism - Mythology
There was a serpent that was an Ancient Near Eastern and Aegean god of wisdom, who was always, quite naturally, an earth symbol. In Egypt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christoffel Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Christoffel Symbols - Relations
Contracting indices together, one gets where |g| is the absolute value of the determinant of the metric tensor . Similarly, The cov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ticker Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Ticker Symbol - U.s Stock Symbol History
In the United States, modern letter-only ticker symbols were developed by Standard & Poor's (S&P) to bring a national standard to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sound Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sound Symbolism - Reference
Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) is considered to be the founder of modern 'scientific' linguistics. Central to what de Saussure says ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chord Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Chord Symbol - Pop Chord Symbols
Although these symbols are used occasionally in classical music as well, they are most common for lead sheets and fake books in jazz and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex Symbol - Sources
Sex symbol - Film. The film industry played an important part in the rise of sex symbols. It disseminated images of beautiful people ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Symbol - Status Symbols By Region And Time
What is considered a status symbol will differ between countries, based on the states of their economic and technological development, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miscellaneous Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Miscellaneous Symbols - Tables
Note: These tables may not display properly if your computer does not implement Unicode and have the proper fonts installed. Miscellane...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reiki Symbols: Health And Healing Dictionary On Reiki Symbols
Reiki Symbols: There are 4 symbols in the "original" Usui Reiki. These can be used to focus and amplify the Reiki energy for...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elemental Symbols: Spiritual Dictionary On Elemental Symbols
Elemental Symbols: Much of magic is done through the mediation of the four occult elements, Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. They determin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarcho-capitalist Terminology And Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarcho-capitalist Terminology And Symbolism - Symbols
Anarcho-capitalist terminology and symbolism - Ama-gi. The ama-gi is an ancient Sumerian cuneiform word meaning "freedom". It is believ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fish Symbol: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Fish Symbol
Fish Symbol The two crossed fish of Pisces was adopted early-on as a symbol for Christ and Christianity. Later the symbol was shortene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Mathematical Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Mathematical Symbols - Basic Mathematical Symbols
0.003 ≪1,000,000 x > y means x is greater than y. ... See also:Table of mathematical symbols, Table of mathematical sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - European Symbols - Anthem
The European anthem is based on the final movement of Beethoven's ninth symphony, which contains the lyrics of Friedrich Schiller's ode, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - European Symbols - Flag
Main article: European flag The flag of Europe is twelve golden stars (pointing upwards) in a circle on a blue background. Although the f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabian Symbols: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Sabian Symbols
Sabian symbols A set of 360 symbols associated with a specific degree of astrological designation   (See also: Sabian symbols...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parasemiotic Symbol: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Parasemiotic Symbol
PARASEMIOTIC SYMBOL A figure or talisman displaying an obscure "message" or indecipherable picture in an effort to draw atte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbolic Action: Alternative Health Dictionary On Symbolic Action
Symbolic Action: Form of visual therapy wherein one imagines how a condition feels and then uses the image to alter the condition. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skull Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Skull Symbolism - Examples
The Neanderthals painted the skulls of their respectfully buried dead with red ochre coloring (see Shanidar): a transfusion to carry its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Symbolism - Other Symbols Of The Nazi Era
Whilst not directly being symbols of the Nazi Party, the yellow badge, pink triangle, and other concentration camp badges used to by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - European Symbols - Motto
The European motto is Unity in diversity (Latin: In varietate concordia). It was first established through an unofficial process in 2000....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fish Symbol: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Fish Symbol
Fish Symbol The two crossed fish of Pisces was adopted early-on as a symbol for Christ and Christianity. Later the symbol was shortene...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dragon Symbolism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Dragon Symbolism
DRAGON SYMBOLISM The dragon swallows up all souls that don't have Gnosis, to return them forthwith, via its tail, to begin a new strug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbolic Link: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbolic Link - Storage Of Symbolic Links
Early implementations of symbolic links would store the symbolic link information in standard disk blocks, much like regular files. The f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Of Mathematical Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Of Mathematical Symbols - Physics Mathematical Symbols
small magnitude and direction normal to surface S F = force in newtons p = momentum in kilogram-meter per second t = time in seconds q ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Patriotic Symbols: Social Studies Dictionary - Patriotic Symbols
Definition and meaning of Patriotic Symbols   Patriotic Symbols A patriotic symbol is something which stands for or suggests ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Patriotic Symbols: Social Studies Dictionary - Patriotic Symbols
Definition and meaning of Patriotic Symbols   Patriotic Symbols A patriotic symbol is something which stands for or suggests ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Star Of David
Over time the Star of David became identified with the Jews, and has long since been used as a symbol of Judaism, as a religion, and of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - The Holy Of Holies
The two cherubim icons on the Ark of the Covenant were the only images in the Temple. The Ark of the Covenant was set in the Holy of Holi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Term Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Term Symbol - Ground State Term Symbol
It is relatively easy to calculate the term symbol for the ground state of an atom. It corresponds with a state with maximal S and L. St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lexigram: Encyclopedia Ii - Lexigram - Symbol
A lexigram is a symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the word by itself. Lexigrams were notably used by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olympic Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Olympic Symbols - The Flag
Olympic symbols - Use of the Olympic flag. An Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games, and lowered d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Symbolism - Metals And Minerals
Gold was the symbol of the divine or celestial light, the glory of God (Zech. vi. 11; Dan. xi. 21). Silver was the emblem of moral innoce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbolism Arts: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbolism Arts - Precursors And Origins
French Symbolism was in large part a reaction against Naturalism and Realism, movements which attempted to capture reality in its particu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olympic Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Olympic Symbols - The Mascot
Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France the Olympic Games have a mascot, usually an animal native to the area or occasionally ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christoffel Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Christoffel Symbols - Change Of Variable
Under a change of variable from to , vectors transform as and so where the overline denotes the Christoffel symbols in the y coord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olympic Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Olympic Symbols - The Kotinos
The kotinos is an olive branch intertwined to form a circle. To be crowned with this wreath was the award that the athletes of the ancien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olympic Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - Olympic Symbols - The Flag
Olympic symbols - Use of the Olympic flag. An Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games, and lowered d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sound Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sound Symbolism - Phenomimes And Psychomimes
In addition to the types of sound symbolism described above, some languages posses a category of words midway between onomatopoeia and us...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religious Symbols Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Religious Symbols
Religious symbols Religious symbols may appear in your dreams even though you may not consider yourself as being religious. There are ...   » Read the article