Parable
['pærəb(ə)l] or ['pærəbl]
Definition
(noun.) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; 'the parable of the prodigal son'.
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Definition
(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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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fable (in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life), APOLOGUE, story, NOVEL, short tale, fictitious narrative (intended to illustrate some spiritual truth).
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Apologue, similitude, fable, allegory
ANT:History, fact, narrative
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Definition
n. a comparison: a fable or story of something which might have happened told to illustrate some doctrine or to make some duty clear: (B.) an apologue proverb (Ps. lxxviii. 2 Hab. ii. 6).—v.t. to represent by a parable.—adjs. Parabol′ic -al like a parable or a parabola: expressed by a parable: belonging to or of the form of a parabola.—adv. Parabol′ically.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of parables, denotes that you will be undecided as to the best course to pursue in dissenting to some business complication. To the lover, or young woman, this is a prophecy of misunderstandings and disloyalty.
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Examples
- We should not interpret a Platonic dialogue any more than a poem or a parable in too literal or matter-of-fact a style. Plato. The Republic.
- Like the seed mentioned in the parable of the sower, some fell on good ground and grew to produce a bountiful harvest, but many withered by the wayside. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This is the lesson which Christ taught in a parable when He said, 'Their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven. Plato. The Republic.
- This is a matter of secondary importance, like the principle of transposition which was intimated in the parable of the earthborn men. Plato. The Republic.
- These things are a parable. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- From all, moreover, as the parable of the buried talent witnesses, and as the incident of the widow's mite enforces, he demands the utmost. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Lay that parable to heart in your demeanor towards me, Crispin, and all will yet be well; otherwise—well, you know how you left last time. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- In the parable of the labourers he thrust aside the obstinate claim of the Jews to have a sort of first mortgage upon God. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The pebble parable of Sir Isaac Newton will here occur to many minds, and it applies as truly to our times as to his own. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You ask a question, I said, to which a reply can only be given in a parable. Plato. The Republic.
- There is a further lesson taught by this parable of ours. Plato. The Republic.
- You see, said Crispin significantly, after translating this, he talks in parables, but you can guess his meaning; but do not be afraid. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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