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61parable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. allegory, analogy; fable, moral tale; comparison, similitude. See figurative, description. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fable, moral story, tale; see story . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. story,… …
62parable — par|a|ble [ˈpærəbəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: parabole, from Late Latin parabola comparison , from Greek parabole, from paraballein to compare ] a short simple story that teaches a moral or religious lesson, especially one of the… …
63parable — par|a|ble [ perəbl ] noun count a simple story with a moral or religious purpose, especially one told by Jesus Christ …
64PARABLE — a story told to drive home a truth, point of teaching, or WISDOM. It originated in the HEBREW BIBLE but was used to its greatest effect by JESUS OF NAZARETH …
65parable — par·a·ble || pærÉ™bl n. proverb, short tale that teaches a moral lesson; riddle, enigma; allegory, symbolic story …
66Parable — A comparison which is used to convey a spiritual meaning …
67parable — noun a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. Origin ME: from OFr. parabole, from an eccles. L. sense discourse, allegory of L. parabola comparison , from Gk parabolē (see parabola) …
68parable — n. Fable (in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life), apologue, story, short tale, fictitious narrative (intended to illustrate some spiritual truth) …
69parable — noun (C) a short simple story that teaches a moral or religious lesson, especially one of the stories told by Jesus in the Bible …
70parable — n 1. allegory, allegorical story, morality tale or play; moral bestiary, fable; tale, apologue, lesson, sermon, homily; legend, myth, chronicle, history, narrative, Bible story. 2. proverb, maxim, axiom, aphorism, saying, old saying, adage,… …
