Allegory and Likening

Allegory

Allegory noun - A story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life.
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Synonyms for Allegory

Likening and allegory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Likening" instead a noun "Allegory".

Likening

Likening noun - The act of comparing similarities.
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Synonyms for Likening

Allegory and likening are semantically related. You can use "Allegory" instead a noun "Likening".

Nearby Words: liken, likened

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  • The Villain Protagonist of the series has the properly ironic name of "Light" (this refers to Dante's allegory with likening God to the Sun and sunlight, which is used often in the Bible, a name that is written as 'Moon' but read as 'Light', as in 'moonlight').
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