#allegory

• Ahimia — An allegorical personification of shamelessness, infamy, or lack of respect, encountered in certain classical, Hellenistic, or Humanist philosophical, mythological, or dramatic writings. The term derives directly from the Greek 'aschemia' (lack of form, decency, or shame) and is used as a conceptual character meant to illustrate the moral or structural degradation of human virtue.
• Allegory — An artistic device, figure of speech, or rhetorical literary genre consisting of expressing an abstract idea, a moral concept, or a general philosophical truth through a coherent set of metaphors, concrete images, symbols, or personifications. Structurally, an allegory builds a systematic correspondence on two parallel levels: the literal, surface layer, and the symbolic, deep layer hidden from the reader or viewer.
• Allegorism — A tendency, creation method, or artistic style characterized by the excessive or systematic use of allegories and figurative symbols in literary or plastic works. In literary and aesthetic criticism, this structural phenomenon describes an inclination toward the abstract coding of reality, where each narrative or visual element obligatorily points to a parallel moral, mystical, or philosophical meaning.
• Allegory — An alternative or archaic graphical or lexical form for the term 'allegory'; a complex artistic and rhetorical procedure through which abstract ideas, moral concepts, or philosophical truths are expressed by means of concrete elements, plastic images, or symbolic characters. This structural mechanism allows the transmission of a profound, hidden meaning beyond the literal shell of the text, enriching the expressiveness of the work.
• Apologue — A short allegorical narrative, usually in verse, possessing a moralizing or didactic character, where the characters are often personified animals, plants, or inanimate objects designed to illustrate a general ethical truth; synonymous with a fable. In a secondary masculine sense, the term denotes a person who enthusiastically praises, defends, or justifies a doctrine, idea, religion, or political system.
• Ahikar and Nadan — A titular formula or conceptual reference to the narrative core of the medieval popular book 'Archirie și Anadan', which describes the structural relationship and deep moral conflict between the wise Archirie (Archir) and his adopted nephew, Anadan. In a symbolic and ethical sense, this literary duo represents the universal antithesis between absolute loyalty, principle-guided wisdom, and treacherous betrayal driven by envy, greed, and ingratitude.
• Auto sacramental — The singularized, Romanianized form for a play of the auto sacramental type; a one-act Spanish dramatic work of a religious-allegorical nature, dedicated to the glorification of the Eucharist. The term individualizes such a literary composition, structurally analyzed from the viewpoint of versification, personification of abstract concepts, and theological message.