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Meaning of parable in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛrəb(ə)l/
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Noun
parable
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French parabole, from an ecclesiastical Latin sense ‘discourse, allegory’ of Latin parabola‘comparison’, from Greek parabolē (see parabola)
Definitions
1.
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
2.
(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
Examples
« the parable of the prodigal son »