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allegorist

noun as in storyteller

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Whatever the primitive Semitic allegorist may have thought, work is a blessing, not a curse.

To the allegorist, the fable or plot in epic or dramatic poetry was only a rind to cover attractively the kernel of truth.

Such a story tempts the allegorist, and indeed the main drift of its meaning is unmistakable.

Philo of Alexandria, the greatest allegorist of the day, has expounded the same history.

Every tale is accompanied by the gloss of a pious allegorist.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to allegorist, such as: liar, narrator, raconteur, writer, author, and bard.

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