Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - parable
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Parable
parable
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabole comparison, from paraballein to compare, from para- + ballein to throw — more at devil Date: 14th century example; specifically a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
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n. 1 a narrative of imagined events used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. 2 an allegory. Etymology: ME f. OF parabole f. LL sense 'allegory, discourse' of L parabola comparison ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. притча, иносказание, парабола to speak in parables —- говорить иносказательно Id: to take up one's parable —- начать рассужлать 2. редк. говорить притчами, иносказательно ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun притча, иносказание; the parable of the Good Samaritan to take up ones parable obs. - начать рассуждать Syn: see allegory ...Англо-русский словарь
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(parables) A parable is a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like those in the Bible. ... the parable of the Good Samaritan... N-COUNT: oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a short simple story that teaches a moral or religious lesson, especially one of the stories told by Jesus in the Bible ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1250, from O.Fr. parable, from L. parabola "comparison," from Gk. parabole "a comparison, parable," from para- "alongside" + bole "a throwing, casting," related to ballein "to throw." Replaced O.E. bispell. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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