parabolistn.

Brit.

/pəˈrab(ə)lɪst/,

/pəˈrabl̩ɪst/, U.S.

/pəˈræb(ə)ləst/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin parabola ; Greek παραβολή , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin parabola or its etymon ancient Greek παραβολή parable n. + -ist suffix.

A user of metaphor or allegory; a person who narrates in parables.In quot. 1831: a person who is overfond of the use of parabola or metaphor (cf. hyperbolist n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [noun] > writer or teller of

fabler1382

fabulist1593

apologer1624

parabolist1651

allegorizer1677

parabolizer1691

allegorist1754

allegorister1841

parable-writer1884

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > allegory > allegorist or parabolist

allegorizer1548

allegorist1578

parabolist1651

parabolizer1691

allegorister1841

1651 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix 68 Now my pretty Parabolist, what is there left to make your similitude good?

1831 I. Taylor in J. Edwards Inq. Freedom of Will (new ed.) Introd. ii. p. lv The partisans of the ellipsis, the parabola, and the hyperbola... The parabolists..believing themselves qualified to act as mediators..would gravely say much that was very plausible.

1871 J. Parker Ad Clerum 246 The Christian parabolist cannot allow himself to dally over points on which the mere artist may lawfully linger.

1965 L. MacNeice Varieties of Parable iv. 76 As regards parable writing in general..the parabolist more often than not is concerned with the creation of a special world.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Jan. 30/2 His two essays on Kafka treat Kafka as a parabolist and teacher of wisdom rather than as a novelist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parabolist
释义	parabolistn. Brit. /pəˈrab(ə)lɪst/, /pəˈrabl̩ɪst/, U.S. /pəˈræb(ə)ləst/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin parabola ; Greek παραβολή , -ist suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin parabola or its etymon ancient Greek παραβολή parable n. + -ist suffix. A user of metaphor or allegory; a person who narrates in parables.In quot. 1831: a person who is overfond of the use of parabola or metaphor (cf. hyperbolist n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > parable, allegory, or apologue > [noun] > writer or teller of fabler1382 fabulist1593 apologer1624 parabolist1651 allegorizer1677 parabolizer1691 allegorist1754 allegorister1841 parable-writer1884 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > allegory > allegorist or parabolist allegorizer1548 allegorist1578 parabolist1651 parabolizer1691 allegorister1841 1651 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix 68 Now my pretty Parabolist, what is there left to make your similitude good? 1831 I. Taylor in J. Edwards Inq. Freedom of Will (new ed.) Introd. ii. p. lv The partisans of the ellipsis, the parabola, and the hyperbola... The parabolists..believing themselves qualified to act as mediators..would gravely say much that was very plausible. 1871 J. Parker Ad Clerum 246 The Christian parabolist cannot allow himself to dally over points on which the mere artist may lawfully linger. 1965 L. MacNeice Varieties of Parable iv. 76 As regards parable writing in general..the parabolist more often than not is concerned with the creation of a special world. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Jan. 30/2 His two essays on Kafka treat Kafka as a parabolist and teacher of wisdom rather than as a novelist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1651
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