PARABLE

Meaning of PARABLE in English

n. 1 a narrative of imagined events used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. 2 an allegory.

[ ME f. OF parabole f. LL sense 'allegory, discourse' of L parabola comparison ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

PARABLE — parábol
English interlingue dictionary
PARABLE — parabola;pasumbingay;sambingay
English-Visayan vocabulary
PARABLE — noun see: devil Date: 14th century example
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARABLE — I. ˈparəbəl also ˈper- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARABLE — (v. t.) To represent by parable.
Английский словарь Webster
PARABLE — (n.) A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, …
Английский словарь Webster
PARABLE — (a.) Procurable.
Английский словарь Webster
PARABLE — ( v. t. ) To represent by parable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARABLE — ( n. ) A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARABLE — ( a. ) Procurable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARABLE — — parabolist /peuh rab"euh list/ , n. /par"euh beuhl/ , n. 1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARABLE — n. proverb, short tale that teaches a moral lesson; riddle, enigma; allegory, symbolic story
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARABLE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē comparison, from paraballein to compare, from para- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARABLE — vt to represent by parable. 2. parable ·adj procurable. 3. parable ·noun a comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious …
Webster English vocab
PARABLE — ■ noun a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. Origin ME: from OFr. parabole , from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARABLE — [par.a.ble] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL parabola, fr. Gk parabole comparison, fr. paraballein to compare, fr. para- + ballein …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARABLE — (from Greek parabole comparison or similitude) short fictitious narrative that illustrates a moral attitude, a doctrine, a standard of conduct, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARABLE — parable BrE AmE ˈpær əb ə l ˈper- ▷ parable|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARABLE — ( parables) A parable is a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARABLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Christ used parables to explain moral questions in a way that people could understand. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARABLE — [noun] [C] - a short simple story which teaches or explains an esp. moral or religious ideaJesus told many parables …
Cambridge English vocab
PARABLE — (The word parable is in Greek parable (parabole) which signifies placing beside or together, a comparison, a parable is therefore …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PARABLE — сущ. иносказание, притча the parable of the Good Samaritan ≈ притча о добром самаритянине Syn : allegory to take up …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARABLE — parable.ogg 1. ʹpærəb(ə)l n притча, иносказание, парабола to speak in parables - говорить иносказательно to take up one's parable - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARABLE — parable сущ.иносказание, притча the parable of the Good Samaritan — притча о добром самаритянине Syn:allegory•• to take up one's parable …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARABLE — 1. ʹpærəb(ə)l n притча, иносказание, парабола to speak in parables - говорить иносказательно to take up one's parable - начать …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PARABLE — сущ. иносказание, притча the parable of the Good Samaritan — притча о добром самаритянине Syn: allegory •• to take up …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PARABLE — сущ. иносказание, притча the parable of the Good Samaritan — притча о добром самаритянине Syn: allegory •• to take up one's parable уст. — начать рассуждать
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PARABLE — _n. притча, иносказание; the parable of the Good Samaritan to take up one's parable - _уст. начать рассуждать _Syn: allegory
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PARABLE — n. притча, иносказание; the parable of the Good Samaritan to take up one's parable - уст. начать рассуждать Syn: allegory
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PARABLE — _n. притча, иносказание; to take up one's parable _уст. начать рассуждать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PARABLE — сущ. иносказание, притча the parable of the Good Samaritan ≈ притча о добром самаритянине Syn : allegory to take up …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARABLE — n. Pronunciation: ' pa-r ə -b ə l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin parabola, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARABLE — / ˈpærəbl; NAmE / noun a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson, especially one of those told …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARABLE — par ‧ a ‧ ble /ˈpærəb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARABLE — n. 1 a narrative of imagined events used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. 2 an allegory. [ME f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARABLE — n.1 a narrative of imagined events used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. 2 an allegory. Etymology: ME f. …
Oxford English vocab
PARABLE — (~s) A ~ is a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARABLE — Synonyms and related words : Marchen, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, apologue, bedtime story, comparison, detective story, fable, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARABLE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: ALLEGORY 2, apologue, fable, myth Related Words: comparison, similitude
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PARABLE — n. Fable ( in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PARABLE — noun Synonyms: allegory 2, apologue, fable, myth Related Word: comparison, similitude
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARABLE — See ↑ STORY 2
Longman Activator English vocab
PARABLE — n. 25B6; noun ALLEGORY, moral story/tale, fable, exemplum, apologue.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARABLE — n. allegory, fable, lesson, morality tale When we first read Aesop's Fables we didn't know they were parables
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARABLE — bigspel
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
PARABLE — Притча
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARABLE — (v) говорить иносказательно; говорить притчами
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARABLE — (n) иносказание; парабола
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARABLE — (0) притча
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARABLE — 1. [ʹpærəb(ə)l] n притча, иносказание, парабола to speak in ~s - говорить иносказательно ♢ to take up one's ~ - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PARABLE — n. притча, иносказание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PARABLE — n. притча, иносказание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PARABLE — притча, иносказание
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PARABLE — Притча
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PARABLE — Парабола
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PARABLE — Иносказание
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PARABLE — [n.] притча, иносказание to take up one's ~ заговорить нравоучительным тоном
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
PARABLE — n притча, иносказание; to take up one`s ~ заговорить нравоучительным тоном
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
PARABLE — иносказание
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PARABLE — притча
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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