1. (noun)fable, parable, allegory, apologue a short moral story (often with animal characters) Synonyms: legend, fabrication, allegory, emblem, parable, apologue, fiction, fable
2. (noun)parable (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message Synonyms: fable, allegory, apologue
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'parable'
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1. parable In modern usage we may say that an allegory is an extended simile, while a metaphor is an abbreviated simile contained often in a phrase, perhaps in a word. The simile carries its compariso Synonyms: allegory, fable, fiction, illustration, metaphor, parable, simile Antonyms: chronicle, fact, history, narrative, record
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