symbolisation
     n 1: the use of symbols to convey meaning [syn: {symbolization}]
     2: something visible that by association or convention
        represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is
        a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbol}, {symbolization},
         {symbolic representation}]
     3: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning [syn:
         {symbolism}, {symbolization}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0