fable
41fable — allegory, fable, parable 1. All three words denote a narrative or story that symbolizes other persons and events. Allegory flourished in medieval literature and later (Spenser s Faerie Queene, 1590–6; Bunyan s Pilgrim s Progress, 1678–84, in… …
42fable — n. & v. n. 1 a a story, esp. a supernatural one, not based on fact. b a tale, esp. with animals as characters, conveying a moral. 2 (collect.) myths and legendary tales (in fable). 3 a a false statement; a lie. b a thing only supposed to exist. v …
43fable — 1. noun a) A fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, birds etc as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, . Old wives fables. b …
44Fable — Applied in the New Testament to the traditions and speculations, cunningly devised fables , of the Jews on religious questions (1 Tim. 1:4; 4:7; 2 Tim. 4:4; Titus 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16). In such passages the word means anything false and unreal.… …
45fable — See myth. See myth, fable, legend …
46fable — affable chantefable fable …
47fable — [ feɪb(ə)l] noun a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. ↘a myth or legend. ↘mythological fiction. verb archaic invent (an incident or story). Derivatives fabler noun Origin ME: from OFr. fable, from L. fabula… …
48fable — noun 1) the fable of the wary fox Syn: moral tale, tale, parable, allegory 2) the fables of ancient Greece Syn: myth, legend, saga, epic, folk tale, folk story, fairy tale, mythos …
49fable — fa·ble af·fable·ness; …
50fable — Fables in the Aesop sense do not exist in Hawaiian. A possible definition of fable in Hawaiian is mo olelo pōkole e hō ike i ke ano o ka noho pono ana (lit., short story showing how to live righteously) …
