allegoresis

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noun

The interpretive analysis of art, text, spoken word, etc., to identify allegory.

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Meanings

nounallegoresis (plural allegoreses)

plural allegoreses

  1. The interpretive analysis of art, text, spoken word, etc., to identify allegory.

Origin

First used 1870, in a translation by T. L. Kingsbury. Possibly a literary coinage referencing Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λληγορῐ́ᾱ (ăllēgorĭ́ā)) + -ησις (-ēsis) (from -σις (-sis)).

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APA

allegoresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegoresis

MLA

“allegoresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegoresis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allegoresis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allegoresis.

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