symbolist

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
  2. noun someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols

Etymology

From French symboliste, coined by French poet Paul Verlaine in 1885.

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