PARABLE


Meaning of PARABLE in English

■ noun a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

Origin

ME: from OFr. parabole , from an eccles. L. sense 'discourse, allegory' of L. parabola 'comparison', from Gk parabolē (see parabola ).

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