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51parable — noun /ˈpaɹəbəl,ˈpæɹ.ə.bəl/ A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus convey His message, as in The parable of the prodigal son See Also: palaver,… …
52parable — [14] The etymological idea underlying parable is of ‘drawing analogies’. It comes via Old French parabole and Latin parabola from Greek parabolé, a derivative of parabállein. This was a compound verb formed from pará ‘beside’ and bállein ‘throw’… …
53parable — noun the parable of the prodigal son Syn: allegory, moral story/tale, fable, exemplum …
54parable — par•a•ble [[t]ˈpær ə bəl[/t]] 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… …
55parable — /ˈpærəbəl / (say paruhbuhl) noun 1. a short allegorical story, designed to convey some truth or moral lesson. 2. a discourse or saying conveying the intended meaning by a comparison or under the likeness of something comparable or analogous.… …
56parable — Nane, ōlelo nane. ♦ To illustrate with parable, ho opilipili ōlelo …
57parable — [14] The etymological idea underlying parable is of ‘drawing analogies’. It comes via Old French parabole and Latin parabola from Greek parabolé, a derivative of parabállein. This was a compound verb formed from pará ‘beside’ and bállein ‘throw’… …
58parable — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē comparison, from paraballein to compare, from para + ballein to throw more at devil Date: 14th century example; specifically a usually short… …
59parable — Synonyms and related words: Marchen, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, apologue, bedtime story, comparison, detective story, fable, fabliau, fairy tale, fantasy, fiction, folk story, folktale, gest, ghost story, horse… …
60PARABLE — a short allegorical narrative intended to illustrate and convey some spiritual instruction …
