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Tropological vs. Allegorical — What's the Difference?

Tropological vs. Allegorical — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Tropological and Allegorical

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Tropological

The use of tropes in speech or writing.

Allegorical

Of, characteristic of, or containing allegory
An allegorical painting of Victory leading an army.

Tropological

A mode of biblical interpretation insisting on the morally edifying sense of tropes in the Scriptures.

Allegorical

Of, relating to, or containing allegory

Tropological

Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story.
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Allegorical

Used in or characteristic of or containing allegory;
Allegorical stories
An allegorical painting of Victory leading an army

Tropological

Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical.

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