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 [ˈpærəb^əl]

n

1. a short story that uses familiar events to illustrate a religious or ethical point Related adjs parabolic, parabolical

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) any of the stories of this kind told by Jesus Christ

[from Old French parabole, from Latin parabola comparison, from Greek parabolē analogy, from paraballein to throw alongside, from para-¹ + ballein to throw]

parabolist  [pəˈræbəlɪst] n

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 the parable of the Good Samaritan

Related words
adjectives parabolic, parabolical

Translations

parable [ˈpærəbl] N → parábola f

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parable [ˈpærəb^əl] n (= moral story) → parabole f

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parable

n → Parabel f, → Gleichnis nt

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parable [ˈpærəbl] n → parabola (Rel)

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parable [ˈpærəbl] n → parabola (Rel)

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parable

n parable [ˈpӕrəbl]

a story (especially in the Bible) which is intended to teach a lesson Jesus told parables. gelykenis مَثَل притча podobenství parabel die Parabel παραβολή parábola mõistujutt حکایت paraabeli parabole מָשָׁל नीतिकथा priča sa moralnom porukom,parabola példázat perumpamaan dæmisaga parabola たとえ話 우화(寓話) parabolė, didaktinė alegorija līdzība; alegorija cerita ibarat parabel liknelse przypowieść parábola parabolă притча podobenstvo prilika alegorija parabel, liknelse เรื่องสั้นที่สั่งสอนศีลธรรม dinî öykü, kıssa 寓言 притча; алегорія تمثيلي کہاني truyện ngụ ngôn 寓言