English-Italian translations for parable

• parabola
  Conosciamo tutti la parabola della pagliuzza e della trave. We all know the parable of the mote and the beam.
  Gesù Cristo narrò la parabola del buon samaritano. Jesus Christ related the parable of the Good Samaritan.
  Questo insegnamento si riferisce alle fondamenta della fede religiosa; eppure, durante la discussione sulla Conferenza intergovernativa non ho potuto fare a meno di pensare a quella parabola.This parable was meant as a reference to faith and its foundations. Nonetheless, I was reminded of this parable during the IGC discussion.

Definition of parable

• A short narrative illustrating a lesson by comparison or analogy
• To represent by parable
• That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable

Examples

• In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus Christ convey His message, as in "The parable of the prodigal son
• Catholic sermons normally draw on at least one Biblical lecture, often parables

Related words

• separable
• comparable
• incomparable
• inseparable
• irreparable
• reparable
• uncomparable
• sparable
• separable verb