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Symbolism vs Symbolist - What's the difference?

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Symbolism is a related term of symbolist.


As nouns the difference between symbolism and symbolist

is that symbolism is representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities while symbolist is one who employs symbols.

As an adjective symbolist is

(arts|literature) of or pertaining to the symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century european arts and literature.

symbolism

English

(wikipedia symbolism)

Noun

  • Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
  • (obsolete) A combining together of parts or ingredients.

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    symbolist

    English

    Adjective

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  • (arts, literature) Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature
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    • , passage=The general picture that has emerged is one of Cubism bubbling up out of a thick Parisian stew of symbolist poetry, Cézanne, cafe society, African masks, absinthe and a fascination with all things mechanical and modern, mostly airplanes and automatons. }}

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    *symbolism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who employs symbols.

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