Definitions For Tropology
Noun
TROPOLOGY (plural tropologies) (rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). (theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes.Usage notes
The countable interpretation of the sense the use of a trope is an instance of something being used as a trope, which is indistinguishable from trope.Related terms
trope tropologic tropologicalEtymology
From (Late Latin) tropologia, from Late {{etyl, el, -}} τροπολογία, equivalent to trope + -ology.See also
allegory anagogy exegesis hermeneuticsAnagrams
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