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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•ble /ˈpærəbəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a short story that illustrates some truth or lesson.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•ble (par′ə bəl),USA pronunciation n. - a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.
- Greek parabolé̄ comparison, equivalent. to para- para-1 + bolé̄ a throwing
- Late Latin parabola comparison, parable, word
- 1275–1325; Middle English parabil
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged allegory, homily, apologue.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parable /ˈpærəbəl/ n - a short story that uses familiar events to illustrate a religious or ethical point
- any of the stories of this kind told by Jesus Christ
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French parabole, from Latin parabola comparison, from Greek parabolē analogy, from paraballein to throw alongside, from para-1 + ballein to throw |