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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
parable
n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn:
fable, parable, allegory, apologue]
2: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey
his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Parable \Par"a*ble\, v. t.
To represent by parable. [R.]
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Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Parable \Par"a*ble\, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Parable \Par"a*ble\, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a
placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a
parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; para` beside + ? to
throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland,
Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.]
A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious
narrative of something which might really occur in life or
nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables
of Christ. --Chaucer.
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Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii.
36.
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Syn: See Allegory, and Note under Apologue.
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5. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Parable
(Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to
the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used
to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2)
a prophetic utterance (Num. 23:7; Ezek. 20:49), (3) an enigmatic
saying (Ps. 78:2; Prov. 1:6). In the New Testament, (1) a
proverb (Mark 7:17; Luke 4:23), (2) a typical emblem (Heb. 9:9;
11:19), (3) a similitude or allegory (Matt. 15:15; 24:32; Mark
3:23; Luke 5:36; 14:7); (4) ordinarily, in a more restricted
sense, a comparison of earthly with heavenly things, "an earthly
story with a heavenly meaning," as in the parables of our Lord.
Instruction by parables has been in use from the earliest
times. A large portion of our Lord's public teaching consisted
of parables. He himself explains his reasons for this in his
answer to the inquiry of the disciples, "Why speakest thou to
them in parables?" (Matt. 13:13-15; Mark 4:11, 12; Luke 8:9,
10). He followed in so doing the rule of the divine procedures,
as recorded in Matt. 13:13.
The parables uttered by our Lord are all recorded in the
synoptical (i.e., the first three) Gospels. The fourth Gospel
contains no parable properly so called, although the
illustration of the good shepherd (John 10:1-16) has all the
essential features of a parable. (See List of Parables in
Appendix.)
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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