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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A comparison; similitude.
  2. n. Specifically An allegorical relation or representation from which a moral is drawn for instruction; an apologue. It is a species of fable, and differs from the apologue in that it deals with events which, though fictitious, might reasonably have happened in nature. The word is also employed in the English Bible to signify a proverb, a proverbial or notable saying, a thing darkly or figuratively expressed.
  3. n. Synonyms Metaphor, Comparison,etc. (see simile); Fable,etc. (see myth).
  4. To represent by a parable or allegorical representation.
  5. Capable of being procured, prepared, or provided.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. obsolete That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
  2. n. A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy
  3. v. transitive To represent by parable.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. obsolete Procurable.
  2. n. 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.
  3. v. rare To represent by parable.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  2. n. (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message

Etymologies

  1. From Old French (=modern) parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolē, "putting aside"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē, from paraballein, to compare : para-, beside; see para-1 + ballein, to throw; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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synonyms (6)

Words with the same meaning

  1. procurable
  1. allegory
  1. apologue
  1. comparison
  1. similitude
  1. haggada

hypernyms (1)

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  1. story

same context (24)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. allegory
  2. saying
  3. fable
  4. metaphor
  1. allusion
  2. anecdote
  3. precept
  4. aphorism
  1. myth
  2. exhortations
  3. prophecy
  4. proverb
  1. mythology
  2. symbolism
  3. maxim
  4. writing
  1. analogy
  2. quotation
  3. epigram
  4. poem
  1. Scripture
  2. folklore
  3. simile
  4. illustration

rhymes (6)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. bearable
  1. comparable
  1. repairable
  1. terrible
  1. unbearable
  1. wearable

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. parabolize
  2. simile
  3. parabolically
  1. parabolic
  2. Dives
  3. likeness
  1. kilkenny cats
  2. parable
  3. forbisen
  1. similitude
  2. to find out
  3. Midrash
  1. read
  2. Lazarus
  3. paradigm
  1. proverb
  2. talent
  3. fable
  1. Samaritan

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  • Des "Deal With It!" Author:Paula White pg.51

    Jesus Told the parable in which a man gave a great feast and invited many people to come in.
    Nov 1, 2010

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