Symbolism is the applied use of symbols: iconic representations that carry particular conventional meanings. The term "symbolism" is often limited to use in contrast to "representationalism"; defining the general directions of a linear spectrum - where...

Symbolic logic, the use of symbols for logical operations in logic and mathematics

Symbols are objects, characters, or other concrete representations of ideas, concepts, or other abstractions. For example, in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain, a red octagon is a symbol for the traffic sign meaning "STOP". Common...

Symbolic (Death album), an album by the band Death

Symbolic (Voodoo Glow Skulls album), an album by the band Voodoo Glow Skulls

Symbolic system, a structured system of symbols

The Symbolic, contrasted with The Imaginary and The Real in the work of Jacques Lacan.