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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

tropology Related Forms
tropo·logi·cal (träp′ə läj′i kəl, trō′pə-) adjective or trop′o·log′·ic