Allegory is a figurative mode of representation conveying meaning other than the literal. This figurative usage has become more common than the literal meaning. Complementarians tend to be biblical inerrantists who take a more literal view of biblical interpretation. Castration anxiety is the fear of emasculation in both the literal and metaphorical sense. Literal and metaphorical references to eyesight appear throughout "Oedipus Rex". The number 84 is symbolic rather than literal, indicating completeness and sacredness. Bromide has both literal and figurative meanings. These take the form of a teknonym, either literal or figurative. Some abstract nouns developed etymologically by figurative extension from literal roots. Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. He made a Pun giving different literal and philosophical meanings. I wanted to take something figurative and make it literal. Not all Christians believe that demons exist in the literal sense. Catholic theology distinguishes two senses of scripture&colon; the literal and the spiritual. Here van Gogh was more concerned about emotional and spiritual reality than literal interpretation.