English → Latin
“parable” in Latin
parabolaA comparison, illustration, likeness; An allegorical relation, parable; proverb; taunting speech or any speech.; wordcollātiōcollecting (bringing together); union, combination; comparison, collation (of facts)similitūdōLikeness, resemblance, similarity; imitation.; A comparison, simile, similitude; analogy; parable.; Sameness, uniformitysimilissimilar to, like, resembling, of the same kind, the same as
The English word parable itself goes back to Latin parabola.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
parable
parabole, or, pure Latin, collatio (Cic.) is a simile kept up through a narrative (cf., Quint., 5, 11, 23); similitudo: simile (a comparison): to deliver parables, similitudines comparare (Cic., Ov., 40, 138): to employ a parable, similitudine or simili quodam uti: to speak without a parable, ut omittam similitudines (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for parable?
- The usual Latin words for “parable” are parabola, collātiō, similitūdō; also similis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.