— parabolist /peuh rab"euh list/ , n.
/par"euh beuhl/ , n.
1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
2. a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.
[ 1275-1325; ME parabil parabola comparison, parable, word parabolé comparison, equiv. to para- PARA- 1 + bolé a throwing ]
Syn. 1. allegory, homily, apologue.