Meanings of act parable in English

The rite is an acted parable; the parable is a spoken rite.

This fishing scene was an acted parable, the Parable of the Finger-posts.

That added chapter becomes to us like an acted parable, the parable of the added touch.

This miracle was but the acted parable.

This king, in our acted parable, first had the touch of Elisha's fingers, and then received the command from Elisha's lips, 'Shoot!'

The eight miracles which St. John selects are obviously chosen for their symbolic value; indeed, he seems to regard them mainly as acted parables.