noun
- a person who writes or creates allegories
Examples
- John Bunyan was a famous allegorist who wrote ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’.
- The allegorist used animals to represent different human virtues and vices.
- Medieval allegorists often depicted moral struggles through symbolic characters.
- As an allegorist, she crafted stories where abstract concepts became living beings.
- The allegorist’s latest work explores themes of justice through mythical creatures.
- Critics praised the allegorist for making complex philosophical ideas accessible.