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Meanings of allegory in English
Synonyms
Examples for "fable"
Examples for "fable"
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And yet this new fable had one important element its predecessors lacked.
2
The late professor used the fable to illustrate the contingency of history.
3
The fable in Greece originated in an intentional travesty of human affairs.
4
The history of the VIth dynasty loses itself in legend and fable.
5
It was the old fable again of the bee and the bee-moth.
1
A. Moore; the subject taken from the parable of the Prodigal Son.
2
He showed the danger of riches in the parable of the sower.
3
Danger Room: The Dream Machine is also a parable of defense procurement.
4
The same is intimated in the parable of the rich man Lazarus.
5
The rite is an acted parable; the parable is a spoken rite.
1
Theism might almost retort the apologue of the specter of the Brocken.
2
And here, Socrates, I will leave the apologue and resume the argument.
3
The anecdote was of the character of an apologue, and pertained to game.
4
The apologue of the night before was neither forgotten nor forgiven.
5
There never was a more solemn warning uttered than in this little apologue.
Narrative, whether in prose or verse, in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
Usage of allegory in English
1
And besides the allegory the poem has something of history in it.
2
Once again, allegory: the harsh reality softened by clean comfort and impregnability.
3
Express the meaning of the allegory in a sentence of your own.
4
Symbols and allegory stain almost every page of this long, puzzling book.
5
One of the most conspicuous examples is the pervasive use of allegory.
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There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory.
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I said the Bible is full of allegory, and so it is.
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The fable or parable is a short allegory with one definite moral.
9
It has been described as an allegory of both Christianity and capitalism.
10
A very apt allegory has been imagined as the origin of Gaming.
11
The allegory of Bunyan has been read by many thousands with tears.
12
Flashes of insight and sublime allegory mix with fantastic theory and word-play.
13
Based upon historical truth and authentic tradition, it is still an allegory.
14
The Treasure is a fable, a fairytale, an allegory of sisterhood itself.
15
The dream, viewed as a mere wish-fulfilment, is plainly a successful allegory.
16
It, too, is symbolic, and its legend a myth or an allegory.
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Allegory through the time
Allegory across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common