allegorical

Used with adjective complement

become: Almost - if I can become allegorical - like a Jesus character, who fought the battles for the underprivileged and the poor.

Modifies a noun

• interpretation: The sheer variety of allegorical interpretations proved this up to the hilt.
• tale: Dancing with Angels is an allegorical adult fairy tale.
• meaning: And there are many more, although some possible allegorical meanings may get very tenuous.
• figure: The allegorical figures of Victory stood side by side with the female figure of Peace.
• representation: The black line is omnipresent in my work; for me, the line is an allegorical representation of Infinity.
• painting: During his career, George Frederic Watts produced a series of allegorical paintings that aimed to record the symbolic history of mankind.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: By Kate Bassett Published: 19 February 2006 Diana Rigg isn't just iconic, she's almost allegorical.
• overtly: Image: This is one of Wright's overtly allegorical paintings.
• also: In my animal pieces I focus on the physical articulation of creatures, whilst my figures are also allegorical.

Preposition: in

nature: They show that many of the Christian teachings are mystical and allegorical in nature.