SYMBOLIZATION

symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation

(noun) the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation

(noun) something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; “the eagle is a symbol of the United States”

symbolization, symbolisation

(noun) the use of symbols to convey meaning

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

symbolization (countable and uncountable, plural symbolizations)

The act of symbolizing; the use of symbols to represent things, or the investing of things with a symbolic meaning.

(psychology) The unconscious mental representation of one thing by another.

Source: Wiktionary

Sym`bol*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. symbolisation.]

Definition: The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition