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Latin
Etymology
Late Latin corruption of Ancient Greek ἀλληγορέω (allēgoréō, “I speak allegorically”), probably by analogy with other borrowings in -ίζω (-ízō) largely in Early Christian texts. Thence from ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “I speak in the assembly, harangue”), from ἀγορά (agorá, “assembly”), from ἀγείρω (ageírō, “I gather, collect”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”), cognate with Latin grex (“flock”) and English cram.
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allēgorizō (present infinitive allēgorizāre, perfect active allēgorizāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- (Late Latin) (intransitive) to speak in allegories, allegorise or allegorize
- 208, Tertullianus, Adversus Marcionem, IV.xvii.12:
Multo enim haec congruentius in ipsos interpretabimur, quae Christus in homines allegorizavit, non in duos deos, secundum scandalum Marcionis.- For in applying to these heretics the figurative words which Christ used of men in general, we shall make a much more suitable interpretation of them than if we were to deduce out of them two gods, according to Marcion's grievous exposition. (Source of translation)
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