Parable

par′a-bl, n. a comparison: a fable or story of something which might have happened, told to illustrate some doctrine, or to make some duty clear: ( B. ) an apologue, proverb (Ps. lxxviii. 2, Hab. ii. 6).— v.t. to represent by a parable.— adjs. Parabol′ic , -al , like a parable or a parabola: expre ed by a parable: belonging to, or of the form of, a parabola.— adv. Parabol′ically . [Gr. parabolē — paraballein , to compare— para , beside, ballein , to throw.]