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The definition of a parable is a simple story with a moral or a story told to teach a lesson.

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An example of a parable is the story about the boy who cried wolf, which is used to teach kids not to lie.

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noun

a short, simple story, usually of an occurrence of a familiar kind, from which a moral or religious lesson may be drawn

Origin: ME < MFr parabole < LL(Ec) parabola, an allegorical relation, parable < L, comparison < Gr parabolē, an analogy (< paraballein, to throw beside: see para- & ball), in N.T. & LXX, parable: transl. of Heb mashal, comparison

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noun

A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin parabola

Origin: , from Greek parabolē

Origin: , from paraballein, to compare

Origin: : para-, beside; see para-¹

Origin: + ballein, to throw; see g^welə- in Indo-European roots

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