Difference between Allegoric and Representative

What is the difference between Allegoric and Representative?

Allegoric as an adjective is of, or relating to allegory while Representative as an adjective is typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.

Allegoric

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of, or relating to allegory

Representative

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Typical; having the same properties of interest as a larger group.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.One that is taken as typical of a body of individuals.A member of the US House of Representatives.A designated member of an equivalence class.

Example sentence: A minister of Jesus Christ should not be regardless of his attitude. If he is the representative of Jesus Christ, his deportment, his attitude, his gestures, should be of that character which will not strike the beholder with disgust.

We hope you now know whether to use Allegoric or Representative in your sentence.

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