parable

par·a·ble  (pr-bl)

n.

A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabol, from paraballein, to compare : para-, beside; see para-¹ + ballein, to throw; see g^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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parable

Noun

a short story that uses familiar situations to illustrate a religious or moral point [Greek parabolē analogy]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parable - a short moral story (often with animal characters) allegory, apologue, fable 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

noun lesson, story, fable, allegory, moral tale, exemplum

Translations

parable [ˈpærəbl] n → parábola

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parable [ˈpærəbl] n → parabole f (Rel)

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parable [ˈpærəbl] n → Gleichnis nt

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parable [ˈpærəbl] n → parabola (REL)