Associations to the word «Metaphorical»

Wiktionary

METAPHORICAL, adjective. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
METAPHORICAL THEISM, noun. The belief in God as a metaphor

Dictionary definition

METAPHORICAL, adjective. Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras