Sekirov Dictionary

parable

/ˈpaɹəbəl/

adjective 1
noun 1
verb 1
forms 5

adjective1

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(no longer used) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
- The most parable and easy, and about which many are employed, is to teach a school, turn lecturer or curate […].

noun1

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A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
- In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus Christ convey His message, as in "The parable of the prodigal son".
- Catholic homilies normally draw on at least one Biblical lecture, often parables.

verb1

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To represent by parable.
- Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. — 1643

forms

parabled · parabling · parables · more parable · most parable

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