"tropology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tropologies [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin tropologia, from Late Greek τροπολογία (tropología), equivalent to trope + -ology. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|tropologia}} Late Latin tropologia, {{cog|el|-}} Greek, {{m|grc|τροπολογία}} τροπολογία (tropología), {{m|en|trope}} trope, {{m|en|-ology}} -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tropology (countable and uncountable, plural tropologies)
  1. (rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-tropology-en-noun-~-7aEijM
  2. (theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Theology
    Sense id: en-tropology-en-noun-ifJi8Up0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 60 14 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology
  3. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tropology-en-noun-9mfxk1nM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trope, tropologic, tropological, allegory, anagogy, exegesis, hermeneutics

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