Symbolism

Symbolism or symbolist may refer to:

Arts

 * Symbolism (arts), a 19th-century movement rejecting Realism
 * Symbolist movement in Romania, symbolist literature and visual arts in Romania during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
 * Russian symbolism, the Russian branch of the symbolist movement in European art
 * Symbol, something that represents, stands for or suggests an idea, belief, action, or entity
 * Color symbolism, the use of colors within various cultures to express a variety of symbolic meanings

Religion

 * Religious symbol, an iconic representation of a religion or religious concept
 * Buddhist symbolism, the use of Buddhist art to represent certain aspects of dharma
 * Christian symbolism, the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity
 * Symbols of Islam, the use of symbols in Islamic literature, art and architecture
 * Jewish symbolism, a visible religious token of the relation between God and man

Science

 * Symbolic anthropology, the study of cultural symbols and how those symbols can be interpreted to better understand a particular society
 * Symbolic system, a system of interconnected symbolic meanings
 * Solar symbol, a symbol which represents the Sun in psychoanalysis, symbolism, semiotics, or other fields