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# signification

noun (signification, significations)

«signification» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Signification is the meaning of a word, sign or symbol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#m1)
2. (formal) Signification is the act of showing or signalling something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#m2)

### In the lessons

A rare and very stiff word, used in old books, language study and philosophy. It tells the reader about what a word or sign means. In everyday talk people say «meaning». Phrases: «the signification of a word», «true signification».

### Examples

- The scholar explained the signification of the old word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x1)
- Each colour in the flag has its own signification. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x2)
- In the old book, the signification of the dream was explained by a wise man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x3)
- Words can change their signification over hundreds of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x4)
- The priest explained the signification of the candle at Easter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x5)
- He did not understand the full signification of the sign. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/#x6)

### Note

Formal and rare. Not the same as «significance» (importance), though related: both come from «signify» (to mean or show). Use «meaning» in normal writing.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah's readers hold that each Hebrew letter is also a number, and that this number meaning is as vital as its sound. In the primary lessons: A rare and very stiff word, used in old books, language study and philosophy. It tells the reader about what a word or sign means. In everyday talk people say «meaning». Phrases: «the signification of a word», «true signification».

### Examples

- tion of numbers and letters ; every letter suggesting a 'number, and every group of letters having a numerical signification, as vital as its literal meaning. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signification/#x1)

### Note

Formal and rare. Not the same as «significance» (importance), though related: both come from «signify» (to mean or show). Use «meaning» in normal writing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «signification» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signification/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«signification» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signification.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «signification» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signification/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«signification» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/signification.html) on Mova free.