1. the act or process of interpreting something as an allegory, or of converting something into an allegory
Usage: often used in literary criticism and religious studies

Examples

• The allegorization of Dante's Divine Comedy has been a central focus of literary scholarship for centuries.
• Medieval scholars engaged in the allegorization of biblical texts to extract spiritual meanings.
• The allegorization of the journey in The Pilgrim's Progress makes it a work of both narrative and moral instruction.
• Some critics argue that excessive allegorization can obscure the author's original intent.
• The allegorization of nature in Romantic poetry often represented human emotions and spiritual truths.