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Allergy vs Parable - What's the difference?

allergy | parable |

As nouns the difference between allergy and parable

is that allergy is (pathology|immunology) a disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma while parable is a short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

As a verb parable is

to represent by parable.

As an adjective parable is

(obsolete) that can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.

allergy

English

(wikipedia allergy)

Noun

(allergies)
  • (pathology, immunology) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
  • (pathology) Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
  • Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
  • (informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
    • He has an allergy to reality TV.

    Synonyms

    * (disorder of the immune system) * (hypersensitivity) intolerance

    Hypernyms

    * (disorder of the immune system) hypersensitivity

    Derived terms

    * allergen * allergic * allergologist * allergology

    See also

    * ("allergy" on Wikipedia) * (Hypersensitivity)

    Anagrams

    * gallery, largely, regally

    parable

    English

    (wikipedia parable)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (=modern) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy
    • ''In the New Testament the parables told by Jesus convey His message, as in "The parable of the prodigal son"
    ''Catholic sermons normally draw on at least one Biblical lecture, often parables .
    Related terms
    * palaver * parabola * parabole * parole

    See also

    * fable * allegory * pericope * simile

    Verb

    (parabl)
  • To represent by parable.
    • Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled . — Milton.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
  • *, vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.306:
    • The most parable and easy, and about which many are employed, is to teach a school, turn lecturer or curate [...].
    (Sir Thomas Browne)

    Anagrams

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