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English noun: parable

1. parable (communication) a short moral story (often with animal characters)


Synonymsallegory, apologue, fable


Broader (hypernym)story


Narrower (hyponym)Aesop's fables


Instance hyponymPilgrim's Progress

2. parable (communication) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message


SamplesThe parable of the prodigal son.


Broader (hypernym)story


Domain categoryNew Testament









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