Defenition of the word parable

• Defenition of the word parable

  • Short allegoric story used to illustrate a religious principle, especially those in the Gospels.
  • a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  • (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"
  • (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message

Synonyms for the word parable

• • allegory
  • apologue
  • fable
  • story
  • tale

Similar words in the parable

• • parable
  • parable's
  • parabled
  • parables

Hyponyms for the word parable

• • Aesop's fables
  • Pilgrim's Progress

Hypernyms for the word parable

• • story

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