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# symbolism

«symbolism» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The use of symbols to stand for ideas or qualities** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun

### meaning for a pupil

The use of symbols to stand for ideas or qualities. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/symbolism/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The commentary notes that Sefer Yetzirah is full of symbolism, such as the "Holy Wind," which translators often turn into "Spirit."

### examples

- Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/symbolism/#x1)
- The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/symbolism/#x2)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «symbolism» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/symbolism/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.