Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SYMBOL
I. noun see: devil
Date: 15th century
an authoritative summary of faith or doctrine ; creed , something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance, an arbitrary or conventional sign used in writing or printing relating to a particular field to represent operations, quantities, elements, relations, or qualities, an object or act representing something in the unconscious mind that has been repressed , an act, sound, or object having cultural significance and the capacity to excite or objectify a response,
II. verb (-boled or -bolled; -boling or -bolling)
Date: 1832
symbolize