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good samaritan

good samaritan [from the good Samaritan in the New Testament parable (Luke 10:30-37)] : one who voluntarily renders aid to another in distress although under no duty to do

parole

parole [Old French, speech, word, prisoner's word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison] : a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence

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The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lords parable of the ldquoRich Man and Lazarusrdquo Luke xvi 19 31 Hence a name for a rich worldling

Kilkenny cats

in an Irish story to have fought till nothing was left but their tails It is probably a parable of a local contest between Kilkenny and Irishtown which impoverished both towns

Para

A prefix signifying alongside of beside beyond against amiss as parable literally a placing beside paradox that which is contrary to opinion parachronism

Parabolically

By way of parable in a parabolic manner

Parabolist

A narrator of parables

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