имя существительное иносказание, притча Например: the parable of the Good Samaritan — притча о добром самаритянине Синоним(ы): allegory Например: to take up one's parable — начать рассуждать
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē comparison, from paraballein to compare, from para- + ballein to throw — more at devil example; specifically a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle