English

Adjective

symbolist ‎(not comparable)

1. (art, literature) Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature
   • 2007 April 15, Randy Kennedy, “When Picasso and Braque Went to the Movies”, in New York Times:

     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.

Related terms

• symbolism

Noun

symbolist ‎(plural symbolists)

1. One who employs symbols.

See also

• Symbolism (arts) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

See also

• symbologist