noun
- people who interpret or explain something as an allegory; those who create allegorical interpretations
Usage: plural form of allegorizer
Examples
- Medieval allegorizers found hidden meanings in every biblical story.
- The literary critics were skilled allegorizers who saw symbols everywhere.
- Ancient allegorizers interpreted myths as moral lessons.
- Some allegorizers believe fairy tales represent psychological truths.
- The professor warned against being overzealous allegorizers of simple texts.
- Renaissance allegorizers transformed classical stories into Christian parables.