Look up: Parable

1. parable
   [n] - (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
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2. Parable
   a short story told to illustrate a moral lesson or duty. Parables are often associated with the New Testament; however, many stories, including modern texts, may be classed as parables. see fable
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3. Parable
   Par"a·ble adjective [ Latin parabilis , from parare to provide.] Procurable. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.
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4. Parable
   Par"a·ble noun [ French parabole , Latin parabola , from Greek ... a placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a parable, from ... to throw beside, compare; para` beside + ... to throw; confer Sanskrit gal to drop. Confer Emblem , Gland , Palaver , Parabola , Parley , Parabole , Symbol .] A comparison; a …
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5. Parable
   Par"a·ble transitive verb To represent by parable. [ R.] « Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled.» Milton.
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6. Parable
   A `parable` is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a moral or religious lesson. It differs from a `fable` in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors while parables generally are stories featuring human actors or agents. Some scholars of the `New Testament` use the term `parable` only to refer to the parables of Jesus, although that is not a common restriction of the term.
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7. Parable
   A `parable` is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a moral or religious lesson. It differs from a `fable` in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors while parables generally are stories featuring human actors or agents. Some scholars of the `New Testament` use the term `parable` only to refer to the parables of Jesus, although that is not a common restriction of the term.
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8. Parable
   • (a.) Procurable. • (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; as, the parables of Christ. • (v. t.) To represent by parable.
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9. parable
   A simple story that centres around a general truth, an idea, a moral lesson. Characters within a parable are often allegorical figures.
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10. parable
    
    1. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    2. (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
    
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