Found 3 items, similar to parable.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: parable amsal, hikayat, ibarat, padanan, perumpamaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: parable parable n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: fable, allegory, apologue] 2: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; “the parable of the prodigal son”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Parable Parable \Par"a*ble\, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.] Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii. 36. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Allegory, and Note under Apologue. [1913 Webster] Parable \Par"a*ble\, v. t. To represent by parable. [R.] [1913 Webster] Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton. [1913 Webster]