al ‧ le ‧ go ‧ ry /ˈæləɡ ə ri, ˈælɪɡ ə ri $ -ɡɔːri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural allegories ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: allegoria , from Greek , from allegorein 'to speak allegorically' , from allos 'other' + agorein 'to speak publicly' ]
a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson
—allegorical /ˌæləˈɡɒrɪk ə l, ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪk ə l $ -ˈɡɔːr-/ adjective
—allegorically /-kli/ adverb