🌀 Shaped like parabola 📖 Symbolic or allegorical

parabolical

9.8

A style that uses short stories to teach a moral or idea

adjective
/ˌpærəˈbɑːlɪkəl/

Literature

: parabólico

The priest's parabolical sermon was filled with stories that carried deep moral lessons.

Examples

Her writing style is often parabolical, relying on symbolic tales to convey complex ideas.
The fable had a parabolical tone, inviting readers to search for hidden meanings beneath the surface.
The author's parabolical tales teach important life lessons.
Her speech was filled with parabolical references that captivated the audience.
His parabolical stories often illustrated moral truths through clever allegories.
The parabolical nature of the tale encourages readers to reflect on their own lives.
The documentary adopted a parabolical approach, using symbolic narratives to address societal issues.

Synonyms

parabolic

vsparabolical

Literature

1 9.1

A way of telling a short simple story to teach a moral

is the same meaning but used as an alternative form

allegoric

vsparabolical

Literature

8.5

Full of symbols that represent ideas or morals

focuses more narrowly on short moral story form than broad symbolism

How Allegorical

allegorical

Literature

7 7.7

parabolical

Literature

9.8

figurative

9 6.4

literal

120 3.5

Surface Forms

parabolical positive

Morphology

parabolical = parable (semi-transparent) = parabol + ical

While the connection to 'parable' is clear, the specific allegorical or symbolic nature is not a standard grammatical derivation.

Etymology

The word parabolical also comes from the Greek parabolē, which meant a 'comparison' and gave us the word parable. That's why parabolical can describe speech or stories that are 'like a parable', using symbols to teach a moral lesson.