parable, n.
(parables)
freq. cnt. 2
(parables)
freq. cnt. 2
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
allegory apologue fable parable
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derivationally related form
(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
<noun.communication>
parable
sample sentences
"the parable of the prodigal son"
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