symbolist

English

Etymology

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

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^[1]:

     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.

Translations

someone employing symbols

• Catalan: simbolista m or f
• Irish: siombalaí m
• Latvian: simbolistisks, simbolists m, simboliste f
• Punjabi: ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਵਾਦੀ (cinnhvādī)
• Russian: символи́ст (ru) m (simvolíst)

See also

• Symbolism (arts) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• symbologist