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Word entry · 7 letters

parable

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"Short moral story"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpaɹəbəl/Part of speech nounSorted aabelprStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled.

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