parable

Noun
Synonyms: fableallegoryapologue

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)Synonyms: fableallegoryapologue
  2. (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message“the parable of the prodigal son”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Parable \Par"a*ble\, v. t. To represent by parable. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Parable \Par"a*ble\, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.] Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Parable \Par"a*ble\, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; para` beside + ? to throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland, Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.] A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii. 36. [1913 Webster]

Syn: See Allegory, and Note under Apologue. [1913 Webster]

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