"Of a symbol (usually in mythology or religion): signifying only itself, as opposed to representing or standing for something else; existing to draw attention to its own existence; (also) of or relating to this kind of symbolism", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From tauto- + -egorical.[tautegorical etymology, tautegorical origin, 英语词源]