- symbolism - a system of symbols and symbolic representations
--1 is a kind of symbol
- symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation - the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
--2 is a kind of practice, pattern
- symbolism - an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images
--3 is a kind of artistic movement, art movement
- symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation - the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning