Definition of "allegories" []

• Plural form of allegory. (noun)

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• "To see his works as mainly political fables or allegories is fallacious."
• "On the right hand of the Judge are -- not the Jews confronting the Gentiles on the left -- nor exactly the well-conducted and well-balanced people who get there in Greek allegories -- but a group of men and women who realize where they are with a gasp of surprise."
• "On the right hand of the Judge are ” not the Jews confronting the Gentiles on the left ” nor exactly the well-conducted and well-balanced people who get there in Greek allegories ” but a group of men and women who realize where they are with a gasp of surprise."