…A symbol is a highly ambiguous concept, but in the most general sense, it is something (such as an object, animal, or image) that represents something (such as a meaning or value) that cannot be directly perceived by the eyes or ears, through some kind of similarity, such as a dove being a symbol of peace or a crown being a symbol of royalty. The origin of the Western word for “symbol” (such as the English word “symbol”) is the noun “symbolon” from the Greek verb symballein (meaning “to put together”), which meant something that was split into two halves, which the owners of each halve put together to confirm their identity, i.e. a tally. It was also used more broadly to indicate that people were members of the same community by sharing something. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "symballein" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…象徴はきわめて多義的な概念であるが,ごく一般的には,たとえば鳩は平和の象徴であるとか,王冠は王位の象徴であるとかいうように,目や耳などで直接知覚できない何か(意味や価値など)を,何らかの類似によって具象化したもの(物や動物や,あるいはある形象など)をいう。〈象徴〉を意味する西欧語(英語のシンボルsymbolなど)の語源は,ギリシア語の動詞symballein(〈いっしょにする〉の意)からきた名詞シュンボロンsymbolonで,何かのものを二つに割っておき,それぞれの所有者がそれをつきあわせて,相互に身元を確認しあうもの=割符を意味した。さらに広く,何かを共有していることで,同じ共同体の構成員であることを示す場合にも用いられた。… ※「symballein」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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