Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parable

2 senses of parable

Sense 1
fable, parable, allegory, apologue -- (a short moral story (often with animal characters))
       => story -- (a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines")

Sense 2
parable -- ((New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son")
       => story -- (a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines")