slovo | definícia |
parable (mass) | parable
- alegória, prirovnanie, podobenstvo |
parable (encz) | parable,alegorie n: PetrV |
parable (encz) | parable,přirovnání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Parable (gcide) | Parable \Par"a*ble\, v. t.
To represent by parable. [R.]
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Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton.
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Parable (gcide) | Parable \Par"a*ble\, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Parable (gcide) | Parable \Par"a*ble\, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a
placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a
parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; para` beside + ? to
throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland,
Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.]
A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious
narrative of something which might really occur in life or
nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables
of Christ. --Chaucer.
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Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii.
36.
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Syn: See Allegory, and Note under Apologue.
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parable (wn) | parable
n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn:
fable, parable, allegory, apologue]
2: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey
his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
comparable (mass) | comparable
- porovnateľný |
comparable (encz) | comparable,porovnatelný adj: Zdeněk Brožcomparable,srovnatelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
comparable to (encz) | comparable to, adj: |
comparable with (encz) | comparable with, adj: |
comparable worth (encz) | comparable worth,porovnatelná hodnota [fin.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
incomparable (encz) | incomparable,neporovnatelný adj: Zdeněk Brožincomparable,nesrovnatelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inseparable (encz) | inseparable,neoddělitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
irreparable (encz) | irreparable,nenapravitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
parables (encz) | parables,podobenství n: pl. Zdeněk Brožparables,příměry n: pl. Zdeněk Brožparables,přirovnání n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
reparable (encz) | reparable,napravitelný adj: Zdeněk Brožreparable,opravitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
separable (encz) | separable,oddělitelný adj: Zdeněk Brožseparable,odlučitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
uncomparable (encz) | uncomparable, adj: |
Comparable (gcide) | Comparable \Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F.
comparable.]
Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
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There is no blessing of life comparable to the
enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison.
-- Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Comparableness (gcide) | Comparable \Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F.
comparable.]
Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
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There is no blessing of life comparable to the
enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison.
-- Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Equiparable (gcide) | Equiparable \E*quip"a*ra*ble\a. [L. aequiparabilis.]
Comparable. [Obs. or R.]
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Incomparable (gcide) | Incomparable \In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F.
incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others;
unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;
peerless; transcendent.
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A merchant of incomparable wealth. --Shak.
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A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir
Isaac Newton for a patron. --Bp.
Warburton.
-- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp.
Wilkins.
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Incomparableness (gcide) | Incomparable \In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F.
incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others;
unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;
peerless; transcendent.
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A merchant of incomparable wealth. --Shak.
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A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir
Isaac Newton for a patron. --Bp.
Warburton.
-- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp.
Wilkins.
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Inseparable (gcide) | Inseparable \In*sep"a*ra*ble\, a. [L. inseparabilis: cf. F.
ins['e]parable. See In-, and Separable.]
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1. Not separable; incapable of being separated or disjoined.
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The history of every language is inseparable from
that of the people by whom it is spoken. --Mure.
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Liberty and union, now and forever, one and
inseparable. --D. Webster.
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2. (Gram.) Invariably attached to some word, stem, or root;
as, the inseparable particle un-.
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Inseparableness (gcide) | Inseparableness \In*sep"a*ra*ble*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being inseparable; inseparability.
--Bp. Burnet.
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Irreparable (gcide) | Irreparable \Ir*rep"a*ra*ble\, a. [L. irreparabilis: cf. F.
irr['e]parable. See In- not, and Reparable.]
Not reparable; not capable of being repaired, recovered,
regained, or remedied; irretrievable; irremediable; as, an
irreparable breach; an irreparable loss. --Shak.
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Irreparableness (gcide) | Irreparableness \Ir*rep"a*ra*ble*ness\, n.
Quality of being irreparable.
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Parable (gcide) | Parable \Par"a*ble\, v. t.
To represent by parable. [R.]
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Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Parable \Par"a*ble\, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]Parable \Par"a*ble\, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a
placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a
parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; para` beside + ? to
throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland,
Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.]
A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious
narrative of something which might really occur in life or
nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables
of Christ. --Chaucer.
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Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii.
36.
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Syn: See Allegory, and Note under Apologue.
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Preparable (gcide) | Preparable \Pre*par"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being prepared. "Medicine preparable by art."
--Boyle.
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Reparable (gcide) | Reparable \Rep"a*ra*ble\ (r?p"?-r?-b'l), a. [L. reparabilis: cf.
F. r['e]parable.]
Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state,
or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury.
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Separable (gcide) | Separable \Sep"a*ra*ble\, a. [L. separabilis: cf. F.
s['e]parable.]
Capable of being separated, disjoined, disunited, or divided;
as, the separable parts of plants; qualities not separable
from the substance in which they exist. --
Sep"a*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Sep"a*ra*bly, adv.
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Trials permit me not to doubt of the separableness of a
yellow tincture from gold. --Boyle.
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Separableness (gcide) | Separable \Sep"a*ra*ble\, a. [L. separabilis: cf. F.
s['e]parable.]
Capable of being separated, disjoined, disunited, or divided;
as, the separable parts of plants; qualities not separable
from the substance in which they exist. --
Sep"a*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Sep"a*ra*bly, adv.
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Trials permit me not to doubt of the separableness of a
yellow tincture from gold. --Boyle.
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Sparable (gcide) | Sparable \Spar"a*ble\, n. [Corrupted from sparrow bill.]
A kind of small nail used by shoemakers.
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Unseparable (gcide) | Unseparable \Un*sep"a*ra*ble\, a.
Inseparable. [Obs.] "In love unseparable." --Shak.
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comparable (wn) | comparable
adj 1: able to be compared or worthy of comparison [ant:
incomparable, uncomparable]
2: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding
dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn:
comparable, corresponding, like] |
comparable to (wn) | comparable to
adj 1: worthy of comparison; as good as; "at that moment nothing
in the world seemed comparable to sleep" |
comparable with (wn) | comparable with
adj 1: similar in some respect and so able to be compared in
order to show differences and similarities; "pianists of
comparable ability"; "cars comparable with each other in
terms of fuel consumption" |
incomparable (wn) | incomparable
adj 1: such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for
comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an
incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer
proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency";
"this report is incomparable with the earlier ones
because of different breakdowns of the data" [syn:
incomparable, uncomparable] [ant: comparable] |
inseparable (wn) | inseparable
adj 1: not capable of being separated; "inseparable pieces of
rock" |
irreparable (wn) | irreparable
adj 1: impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable
harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"
[ant: rectifiable, reparable] |
reparable (wn) | reparable
adj 1: capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage
to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" [syn: reparable,
rectifiable] [ant: irreparable] |
separable (wn) | separable
adj 1: capable of being divided or dissociated; "often drugs and
crime are not dissociable"; "the siamese twins were not
considered separable"; "a song...never conceived of as
severable from the melody"; [syn: dissociable,
separable, severable] |
uncomparable (wn) | uncomparable
adj 1: such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for
comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an
incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer
proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency";
"this report is incomparable with the earlier ones
because of different breakdowns of the data" [syn:
incomparable, uncomparable] [ant: comparable] |
incomparable (foldoc) | incomparable
Two elements a, b of a set are incomparable
under some relation |
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