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A '''symbol''' is something such as an object, picture, written [[word]], [[sound]], or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention.  For example, a red octagon may stand for "STOP".  On maps, crossed sabres may indicate a battlefield.  Numerals are symbols for numbers.  

A '''symbol''' is something such as an object, picture, written [[word]], [[sound]], or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention.  For example, a red octagon may stand for "STOP".  On maps, crossed sabres may indicate a battlefield.  Numerals are symbols for numbers.  

The psychologist, [[Carl Jung]], who studied [[archetype]]s, proposed an alternative definition of symbol, distinguishing it from the term "[[sign]]".  In Jung's view, a sign stands for something known, as a word stands for its referent.  He contrasted this with symbol, which he used to stand for something that is unknown and that cannot be made clear or precise.  An example of a symbol in this sense is Christ as a symbol of the archetype called "self".

The psychologist, [[Carl Jung]], who studied [[archetype]]s, proposed an alternative definition of symbol, distinguishing it from the term "[[sign]]".  In Jung's view, a sign stands for something known, as a word stands for its referent.  He contrasted this with symbol, which he used to stand for something that is unknown and that cannot be made clear or precise.  An example of a symbol in this sense is Christ as a symbol of the archetype called "self".

 

==Language and symbols==

==Language and symbols==

All languages are made up of symbols. In his work, ''On Interpretation'', [[Aristotle]] teaches that:  

All languages are made up of symbols. In his work, ''On Interpretation'', [[Aristotle]] teaches that:  

<blockquote>Spoken [[words]] are the symbols of mental [[experience]], and written words are the symbols of spoken words.</blockquote> The word "cat", for example, whether spoken or written, is not a literal cat but a sequence of symbols that by convention  associate the word with a [[concept]]. Hence, the written or spoken word "cat" represents (or stands for) a particular concept formed in the [[mind]].  A drawing of a cat, or a stuffed cat, could also serve as a symbol for the [[idea]] of a cat.

<blockquote>Spoken [[words]] are the symbols of mental [[experience]], and written words are the symbols of spoken words.</blockquote> The word "cat", for example, whether spoken or written, is not a literal cat but a sequence of symbols that by convention  associate the word with a [[concept]]. Hence, the written or spoken word "cat" represents (or stands for) a particular concept formed in the [[mind]].  A drawing of a cat, or a stuffed cat, could also serve as a symbol for the [[idea]] of a cat.

The study or interpretation of symbols is known as ''symbology'', and the study of signs is known as [[semiotics]].

The study or interpretation of symbols is known as [[symbology]], and the study of signs is known as [[semiotics]].

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://symboldictionary.net/ Religious and Cultural Symbols]

*[https://symboldictionary.net/ Religious and Cultural Symbols]

*[http://www.symbols.com/ symbols.com]

*[https://www.symbols.com/ symbols.com]

*[[wikia:symbolism|Symbolism Wiki]]

*[[wikia:symbolism|Symbolism Wiki]]