figuration vs symbolism

figuration

noun
  • Representation through visual forms. 

  • Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures. 

  • Mixture of concords and discords. 

  • The act of giving figure or determinate form. 

  • A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures. 

  • Form, outline or boundaries. 

symbolism

noun
  • Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. 

How often have the words figuration and symbolism occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )