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allegorist Definition

al·le·go·rist (alə gôr′ist, -gər ist)

noun

a person who writes allegories

allegorist Related Forms

al′·le·go·ris·tic (-gə ristik) adjective

allegorist Usage Examples

Preposition: of

century: But tho Philo was the most prominent Jewish allegorist of the first Christian century, he was not alone.

Adjective modifier

  • prominent: But tho Philo was the most prominent Jewish allegorist of the first Christian century, he was not alone.
  • Jewish: But tho Philo was the most prominent Jewish allegorist of the first Christian century, he was not alone.

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