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Showing words for PARABLE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Parable

parable, rapable

6 Letter Words for Parable

ablare, arable, earlap, parale

5 Letter Words for Parable

abear, abler, areal, arepa, baler, beala, belap, belar, blaer, blare, blear, labra, lepra, palar, palea, paler, parae, parel, parle, pearl, prela, rabal, reaal, relap, repla

4 Letter Words for Parable

aarp, abel, able, alae, alap, alar, alba, albe, alep, apar, aper, arab, arba, area, arle, baal, baar, bale, balr, bara, bare, barp, beal, bear, bela, blae, blea, brae, earl, eral, laer, lapb, lare, leap, lear, lepa, lerp, paal, paar, paba, pala, pale, para, pare, parl, peal, pear, peba, pela, plea, pleb, rale, rape, real, reap, repl

3 Letter Words for Parable

aal, aba, abl, abp, abr, aer, ala, alb, ale, alp, apa, ape, apl, apr, ara, arb, are, baa, bae, bal, bap, bar, bel, ber, bra, brl, ear, ela, elb, epa, era, laa, lab, lap, lar, lea, lep, ler, pal, par, pea, pel, per, pre, rab, rap, rea, reb, rel, rep, rle

Definitions for Parable

[1] a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
[2] a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.
[3] a short story that uses familiar events to illustrate a religious or ethical point Related adjectives: parabolic, parabolical
[4] any of the stories of this kind told by Jesus Christ

Words related to Parable

tale, fable, teaching, lesson, legend, allegory

Words nearby Parable

parabasal body, parabasis, paraben, parabiosis, parablast, parable, parablepsia, parables, parabola, parabolic, parabolic aerial

Origin of Parable

1275–1325; Middle English parabil < Late Latin parabola comparison, parable, word < Greek parabolḗ comparison, equivalent to para- para-1 + bolḗ a throwing

Other words from Parable

pa·rab·o·list [puh -rab -uh -list] /pəˈræb ə lɪst/ , noun

Word origin for Parable

C14: from Old French parabole, from Latin parabola comparison, from Greek parabolē analogy, from paraballein to throw alongside, from para- 1 + ballein to throw

Synonyms for Parable

fable, tale, allegory, legend, lesson, teaching