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Definition of Parable

1. Noun. A short moral story (often with animal characters).

2. Noun. (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message. "The parable of the prodigal son"

Definition of Parable

1. a. 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; as, the parables of Christ.

3. v. t. To represent by parable.

Definition of Parable

1. a simple story conveying a moral or religious lesson [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parable

parabasal body parabasal filament parabema parabens parabioses parabiosis parabiosis parabiotic parabiotic parabiotically

parabiotic flap parablast parablast parablastic parablasts parable (current term) parabled parables parabling parabola

parabola parabolas parabole paraboles parabolic parabolical parabolical parabolically parabolic geometry parabolic mirror

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