symbologist

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symbol +‎ -ologist

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symbologist (plural symbologists)

  1. One who studies symbols, especially those used in ancient religions or secret societies.
    • 1888, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine[1], page xi:
      Hindu, Egyptian, and other ancient religions, myths, and emblems were made to yield anything the symbologist wanted them to yield []

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