parable
A short narrative illustrating a lesson by comparison or analogyA short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
» I'll explain by way of a parable.
Ich will es mit einem Gleichnis erklären.
Meaning
1 senses(rhetoric)A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus Christ convey His message, as in "The parable of the prodigal son".
Catholic homilies normally draw on at least one Biblical lecture, often parables.
Gleichnis, Gleichniserzählung, Gleichnisrede
при́тчаprítča, иносказа́ниеinoskazánije
при́тчаprýtča
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
Examples
4 sentencesI'll explain by way of a parable.
deIch will es mit einem Gleichnis erklären. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Let me explain by way of a parable.
deIch will es mit einem Gleichnis erklären. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The parable of the talents is one of my favorites.
The Khmer Rouge often used parables to justify their contradictory actions.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola,From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.
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