par ‧ a ‧ ble /ˈpærəb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: parabole , from Late Latin parabola 'comparison' , from Greek parabole , from paraballein 'to compare' ]
a short simple story that teaches a moral or religious lesson, especially one of the stories told by Jesus in the Bible