8 Letter Words for Parables
parables, parsable, prebasal, sparable
7 Letter Words for Parables
arables, earlaps, parable, rapable
6 Letter Words for Parables
abaser, abears, ablare, abrase, alares, arable, arales, arepas, aselar, balers, basale, beslap, blares, blears, earlap, labras, lapser, lepras, parale, parles, pasear, pasela, pearls, salpae
5 Letter Words for Parables
abase, abear, abler, ables, alaps, albas, apers, apres, arabs, arase, arbas, areal, areas, arepa, arles, arsle, asale, asper, baals, balas, baler, bales, balsa, bares, barps, barse, basal, basel, baser, basle, beala, bears, belap, belar, besra, blaer, blaes, blare, blasa, blase, blear, braes, earls, elaps, labra, lapse, lares, laser, leaps, lears, lepas, lepra, lerps, palar, palas, palea, paler, pales, parae, paras, parel, pares, parle, parse, peals, pearl, pears, pebas, pelas, pleas, plebs, prase, prela, presa, rabal, rales, rapes, reaal, reals, reaps, relap, repas, repla, sabal, saber, sable, sabra, salar, salep, salpa, saple, selar, sepal, serab, seral, slape, slare, spaer, spale, spare, speal, spear
4 Letter Words for Parables
aals, aarp, abas, abel, able, abls, alae, alap, alar, alas, alba, albe, albs, alep, ales, alps, apar, aper, apes, apse, arab, arba, arbs, area, ares, arle, asap, asar, asea, baal, baar, baas, bale, balr, bals, baps, bara, bare, barp, bars, base, beal, bear, bela, bels, besa, blae, blas, blea, brae, bras, earl, ears, eral, eras, laas, labs, laer, lapb, laps, lare, lars, lasa, lase, leap, lear, leas, lepa, leps, lerp, paal, paar, paas, paba, pala, pale, pals, para, pare, parl, pars, pase, peal, pear, peas, peba, pela, pers, pesa, plea, pleb, pres, rale, rals, rape, raps, rasa, rasp, real, reap, rebs, repl, reps, resp, saba, sabe, sala, sale, salp, sapa, sare, seal, sear, serb, slab, slap, spae, spar
3 Letter Words for Parables
aal, aas, aba, abl, abp, abr, abs, aer, aes, ala, alb, ale, alp, als, apa, ape, apl, apr, ara, arb, are, ars, asb, ase, asl, asp, baa, bae, bal, bap, bar, bas, bel, ber, bes, bls, bps, bra, brl, ear, eas, ebs, ela, elb, els, epa, era, ers, esp, esr, laa, lab, lap, lar, las, lbs, lea, lep, ler, les, pal, par, pas, pbs, pea, pel, per, pes, pre, prs, rab, rap, ras, rea, reb, rel, rep, res, rle, rps, saa, sab, sal, sap, sar, sbe, sea, sel, sep, ser, sla, sle, spa, spl
Definitions for Parables
[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 Parables
parabletale, fable, teaching, lesson, legend, allegory
Words nearby Parables
parableparabasal body, parabasis, paraben, parabiosis, parablast, parable, parablepsia, parables, parabola, parabolic, parabolic aerial
Origin of Parables
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 Parables
pa·rab·o·list [puh -rab -uh -list] /pəˈræb ə lɪst/ , noun
Word origin for Parables
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 Parables
fable, tale, allegory, legend, lesson, teaching
