Symbol
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship. A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
Example sentence: My symbol was always a polo player because I liked sports, and polo has a stylishness to it.
Symbolization
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of symbolizing; the use of symbols to represent things, or the investing of things with a symbolic meaningThe unconscious mental representation of one thing by another