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tropology definition

tro·pol·ogy (trō päl′ə jē)

noun

  1. the use of tropes or figurative language
  2. a method of considering or interpreting Scripture in a figurative, moralistic way rather than in a literal sense

Etymology: LL tropologia < LGr: see trope & -logy

Related Forms:

  • tropological tropo·logi·cal (träp′ə läj′i kəl, trō′pə-) adjective or tropologic trop′o·log′·ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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