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71parable — par·a·ble …
72parable — noun Syn: allegory, moral tale, fable …
73parable — Притча …
74parable — [ˈpærəb(ə)l] noun [C] a simple story with a moral or religious purpose, especially one told by Jesus Christ in the Bible …
75parable — This word (from the Greek parabolē, meaning comparison ) refers to a short story that uses everyday images to communicate a religious message. Jesus used parables frequently in his teaching and preaching as a way of presenting theGospel, the… …
76parable — n. 1 a narrative of imagined events used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. 2 an allegory. Etymology: ME f. OF parabole f. LL sense allegory, discourse of L parabola comparison …
77fable, parable, and allegory — Introduction any form of imaginative literature (allegory) or spoken utterance constructed in such a way that readers or listeners are encouraged to look for meanings hidden beneath the literal surface of the fiction. A story (rhetoric) is… …
78Doubt: A Parable — Written by John Patrick Shanley Characters Sister Aloysius Father Flynn Sister James Mrs. Muller …
79The Parable of the Old Man and the Young — is a poem by Wilfred Owen which compares the ascent of Abraham to Mount Moriah and his near sacrifice of Isaac there with the start of The Great War.In the poem, Abram takes Isaac, his first born son, with him to make an offering mdash; the… …
80The Parable of the Solar System Model — This apocryphal story relates to Isaac Newton s supposed belief in design. Newton, a man of his time, engaged with friends in frequent discussions on the subject of God and design. An atheist friend disputed the evidence of design in reality. The …