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par·a·ble
(păr′ə-bəl)n.
A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē, from paraballein, to compare : para-, beside; see para-1 + ballein, to throw; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
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parable
(ˈpærəbəl)n
1. a short story that uses familiar events to illustrate a religious or ethical point
2. (Bible) any of the stories of this kind told by Jesus Christ
[C14: from Old French parabole, from Latin parabola comparison, from Greek parabolē analogy, from paraballein to throw alongside, from para-1 + ballein to throw]
parabolist n
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par•a•ble
(ˈpær ə bəl)n.
1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
2. a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.
[1275–1325; Middle English parabil < Late Latin parabola comparison, parable, word < Greek parabolḗ comparison]
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parable
A story told by Jesus to convey his religious message.
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Noun | 1. | parable - a short moral story (often with animal characters) story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" Aesop's fables - a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop |
2. | parable - (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son" story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible |
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parable
Related words
adjectives parabolic, parabolical
adjectives parabolic, parabolical
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Translations
podobenství
parabel
példázat
dæmisaga
didaktinė alegorijaparabolė
alegorijalīdzība
parabola
podobenstvo
dinî öykükıssa
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parable
(ˈpӕrəbl) noun a story (especially in the Bible) which is intended to teach a lesson. Jesus told parables.
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