allegorist

[ al-i-gawr-ist, -gohr-, al-i-ger-ist ]

noun

1. a person who uses or writes allegory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of allegorist¹

First recorded in 1675–85; allegor(ize) + -ist

Example Sentences

Whatever the primitive Semitic allegorist may have thought, work is a blessing, not a curse.

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To the allegorist, the fable or plot in epic or dramatic poetry was only a rind to cover attractively the kernel of truth.

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Such a story tempts the allegorist, and indeed the main drift of its meaning is unmistakable.

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Philo of Alexandria, the greatest allegorist of the day, has expounded the same history.

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Every tale is accompanied by the gloss of a pious allegorist.

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