symbolics
See also: symbolic
English
Etymology
From French symbolique or Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós, “of or belonging to a symbol”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒlɪks
Noun
symbolics (uncountable)
- The study of ancient symbols.
- (theology) The study of that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith.
- Symbolism.
Related terms
References
- “symbolics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.