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parable
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
parable
(noun)
parable
/
ˈ
perəbəl/
noun
plural
parables
parable
/
ˈ
perəbəl/
noun
plural
parables
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARABLE
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:
a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson
He told the children a
parable
about the importance of forgiveness.
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one of the stories told by Jesus Christ and recorded in the Bible
the
parable
of the Good Samaritan
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