He finds a great deal beyond sermons in stones, and can point out to you a certain piece of rather confused-looking architecture, which he terms a symbolical epitome of all knowledge, human and divine -- an eikonographic encyclopædia. ❋ John Hill Burton (N/A)
Heisenberg now considered the combination of all the oscillations of such a spectrum as one system, for the mathematical handling of which, he set out certain symbolical rules of calculation. ❋ Unknown (1965)
The wine cup was not literally given by Jeremiah to the representatives of the different nations; but only in symbolical vision. ❋ Unknown (1871)
(besides this certain symbolical meaning, there is doubtless an accurate chronological meaning, which is as yet to us uncertain): it is half of "seven," the complete number, so a semi-perfect state, one of probation. ❋ Unknown (1871)
Chalices which were formerly used for the offerings of wine made by the faithful, for the ornamentation of the altar, and at the administration of baptism, to give to the newly baptized a symbolical beverage composed of milk and honey, were not consecrated. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
In human nature sexual passion is fiercely individual and destructive, but dominated by the ideal of love, it has been made to flower into a perfection of beauty, becoming in its best expression symbolical of the spiritual truth in man which is his kinship of love with the Infinite. ❋ Rabindranath Tagore (1901)
His influence when he preaches temperance to them on temperate lines may be all to the good, and except that, when he denounces tea also, because it is tainted with Western capitalism, he is waging war against a popular substitute for spirits, one need not quarrel with the solemn processions of mill-hands proceeding to a favourite shrine to break a symbolical teapot in the presence of the deity as a pledge of renunciation. ❋ Valentine Chirol (1890)
Though the action is a pure invention, I recognise in this piece more historical and more of what we may call symbolical truth, than in most French tragedies. ❋ August Wilhelm Schlegel (1806)
This goes beyond terrorism but the lack of parental responsibility applies in all cases, even more so when we are talking about violence that is highly symbolical, that is infused with transcendent and political meanings, such as terrorist violence. ❋ Francesca E S Montemaggi (2010)
_i. e._, the practice of binding ministers to the so-called symbolical books, was _not_ adopted at the organization of the Lutheran Church, ❋ Unknown (1836)
This is fit for kings, and rich men who represent kings, and a false state of property, to make presents of gold and silver stuffs, as a kind of symbolical sin-offering, or payment of blackmail. ❋ Unknown (1914)
Only about Augustine (d. 430) must a word be said, since, in regard to the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist he is cited as favouring the "symbolical" theory. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
This is fit for kings, and rich men who represent kings, and a false state of property, to make presents of gold and silver stuffs, as a kind of symbolical sin-offering, or payment of black-mail. ❋ Unknown (1909)
These form a kind of symbolical index to the Songman's repertory: the audience make their choice by laying a hand upon any token which appears desirable. ❋ Henry John Newbolt (1900)
From this lofty perch she would take her spirited part in the conversation of the 'faithful,' and would revel in all their fun; but, since the accident to her jaw, she had abandoned the effort involved in real hilarity, and had substituted a kind of symbolical dumb-show which signified, without endangering or even fatiguing her in any way, that she was 'laughing until she cried.' ❋ Marcel Proust (1896)
Everything in any way connected with the Deity and his revelation, and therefore, for example, the content of revelation as doctrine, is designated "sacrament;" and the word is also applied to the symbolical which is always something mysterious and holy. ❋ Adolph Harnack (1890)
Hengstenberg makes the name, like other apocalyptic names, symbolical, meaning one standing out "against all" for Christ's sake. ❋ Unknown (1871)
He would never again be quite so near people's lives as in the past -- a fitful, intermittent visitor -- almost as if he had been properly dead; the empty coffin remaining as a kind of symbolical "coronation incident," setting forth his future relations to his subjects. ❋ Walter Pater (1866)
[The twilight] [movies] have quite a bit of pro-abstinence [symbolism]. ❋ Kyle.biddle (2011)
1) Giving someone [the finger] is the universal symbol for 'F#@% you' or 'F#*& off'.
2) [The Bald eagle] is one of our national [symbols].
alt) Ever Since Prince turned himself into a Symbol. ❋ Pythonspam (2003)
❋ VAKI5 (2003)
[The Tree] of Life is [symbolic] for the various life-giving [aspects] of our Creator. ❋ B'razen (2011)
Symbolic is a [great] [album]. ❋ DJ Ryzzle (2006)
How can a [symbol] be a slang word if you can't speak [it you] [Buttmunch]? ❋ Andi (2005)
teacher: [so what] does this book tell us about society?
[student]: Dude, it's like, symbolism, you know, sybolism, symbolism...[uh]...SYMBOLYSIM!
teacher: A+++++++++++++ FOREVER!
student: Dude, THAT is symbolim. ❋ Danny Peterson (2004)
"Symbol is [such a] [fag]" ❋ QRi11 (2003)
Symbol soars through the air [hollerin] with [decked out] [3's] n 7's ❋ Xela (2003)
Symbol [sucks] Qri11 [dick]. ❋ BraNdt (2003)
