'Allegory' definitions:

Definition of 'allegory'

From: WordNet
noun
A short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: fable, parable, allegory, apologue]
noun
A visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn: emblem, allegory]
noun
An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

Definition of 'Allegory'

From: Easton
  • Allegory used only in Gal. 4:24, where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the slave-born, and makes use of it allegorically.
  • Every parable is an allegory. Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1-4) addresses David in an allegorical narrative. In the eightieth Psalm there is a beautiful allegory: "Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt," etc. In Eccl. 12:2-6, there is a striking allegorical description of old age.

Synonyms of 'allegory'

From: Moby Thesaurus