SYMBOLISM OF COLOURS

  

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SYMBOLISM OF COLOURS

Specialty Definition: SYMBOLISM OF COLOURS

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Symbolism of Colours whether displayed in dresses, the background of pictures, or otherwise:
Black typifies grief, death.
Blue, hope, love of divine works; (in dresses) divine contemplation, piety, sincerity.
Pale blue, peace, Christian prudence, love of good works, a serene conscience.
Gold, glory and power.
Green, faith, gladness, immortality, the resurrection of the just; (in dresses) the gladness of the faithful.
Pale green, baptism.
Grey, tribulation.
Purple, justice, royalty.
Red, martyrdom for faith, charity; (in dresses) divine love.
Rose-colour, martyrdom. Innocent III. says of martyrs and apostles, "Hi et illi sunt flores rosarum et lilia convallium. " (De Sacr, alto Myst., i. 64.)
Saffron, confessors.
Scarlet, the fervour and glory of witnesses to the Church.
Silver, chastity and purity.
Violet, penitence.
White, purity, temperance, innocence, chastity, faith; (in dresses) innocence and purity. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: SYMBOLISM OF COLOURS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 59 4D 42 4F 4C 49 53 4D      4F 46      43 4F 4C 4F 55 52 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01011001 01001101 01000010 01001111 01001100 01001001 01010011 01001101 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01000011 01001111 01001100 01001111 01010101 01010010 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#89 &#77 &#66 &#79 &#76 &#73 &#83 &#77 &#32 &#79 &#70 &#32 &#67 &#79 &#76 &#79 &#85 &#82 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0059 004D 0042 004F 004C 0049 0053 004D      004F 0046      0043 004F 004C 004F 0055 0052 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53594736494643534724940237494649555253

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