parable
1. a short moral story (often with animal characters) (Freq. 2) • Syn: fable, allegory, apologue • Derivationally related forms: allegorical (for: allegory), allegorize (for: allegory), allegorise (for: allegory), parabolic, parabolical, fabulous (for: fable), fabulist (for: fable) • Hypernyms: story • Hyponyms: Aesop's fables • Instance Hyponyms: Pilgrim's Progress 2. (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message - the parable of the prodigal son • Derivationally related forms: parabolic, parabolical • Topics: New Testament • Hypernyms: story
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