parable
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Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French (=modern) parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolē, “putting aside”).
Noun [edit]
parable (plural parables)
- A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy
- In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus convey His message, as in "The parable of the prodigal son"
- Catholic sermons normally draw on at least one Biblical lecture, often parables.
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Translations [edit]
short story illustrating a lesson
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Verb [edit]
parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)
- (transitive) To represent by parable.
- Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. — Milton.
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin parābilis, from parāre (“to prepare, procure”).
Adjective [edit]
parable (comparative more parable, superlative most parable)
- (obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, vol. 1, New York Review Books 2001, p. 306:
- The most parable and easy, and about which many are employed, is to teach a school, turn lecturer or curate [...].
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, vol. 1, New York Review Books 2001, p. 306:
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Ultimately from Latin parare (“to ward off”)
Adjective [edit]
parable (masculine and feminine, plural parables)
- preventable (able to be or fit to be prevented)
