Symbolism or symbolist may refer to:
Symbol, any object or sign that represents an idea
Arts Artistic symbol, an element of a literary, visual, or other work of art that represents an idea Color symbolism, the use of colors within various cultures and artworks to express a variety of symbolic meanings Symbolism (movement), a 19th-century artistic movement rejecting Realism Symbolist movement in Romania, symbolist literature, and visual arts in Romania during the late 19th and early 20th centuries Russian symbolism, the Russian branch of the symbolist movement in European art
Religion Religious symbol, an iconic representation of a religion or religious concept Buddhist symbolism, the use of Buddhist art to represent certain aspects of dharma Christian symbolism, the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, or events, by Christianity Symbols of Islam, the use of symbols in Islamic literature, art, and architecture Jewish symbolism, a visible religious token of the relation between God and man
Science Symbolic anthropology, the study of cultural symbols and how those symbols can be interpreted to better understand a particular society Symbolic system, a system of interconnected symbolic meanings Solar symbol, a symbol that represents the sun in psychoanalysis, symbolism, semiotics, or other fields
See also Symbolic representation (disambiguation) Symbolic (disambiguation) Symbology (disambiguation) Symbol (disambiguation) Realism (arts) Naturalism (arts) Representationalism
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