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| par-ab'-o-la | from para “beside” and ballein
“to throw or cast” parabole similitude, comparison, resemblance misticall |
The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially
dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
Parabola can be considered a type of metaphor or simile, or allegory (within its more constrained meaning). Bede refers to this figure, along with paradigma and icon, as kinds of homoeosis.
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