English dictionary

parable

/'p/&/r/@/b/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

noun.communication

Synonyms allegory apologue fable

Source: WordNet 3.0
(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message

noun.communication

Examples
The parable of the prodigal son.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the <i>parables</i> of Christ.

noun

Source: webster1913