parable has definitions from the fields of writing,New Testament,Christianity
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[ noun ] (writing) a short moral story (often with animal characters)

Used in print

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

A biting , pithy parable of the all pervading hollowness of modern life , the piece has been set by Mlle_Lagoon to a sumptuous score ( a single motif played over_and_over by four thousand French_horns ) by existentialist hot-shot Jean-Paul_Sartre .

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[ noun ] (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message

Examples

"the parable of the prodigal son"

Related terms

story New_Testament

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