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Parable vs Saga - What's the difference?

parable | saga |

As nouns the difference between parable and saga

is that parable is a short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy while saga is saga.

As a verb parable

is to represent by parable.

As an adjective parable

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

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)

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    saga

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
  • Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=David Ornstein, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Blackburn 0-4 Man City , passage=Manchester City put the Carlos Tevez saga behind them with a classy victory at Blackburn that keeps them level on points with leaders Manchester United.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Obama goes troll-hunting , passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.}}

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