apologue
a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
an allegory.
Origin of apologue
1Other words from apologue
- ap·o·log·al, adjective
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How to use apologue in a sentence
The writer of these apologues hopes that the Rev. Mr. Gowles will not be regarded as his idea of a typical missionary.
In the Wrong Paradise | Andrew LangAt the same time, then, they will study these fables as apologues, making in all cases their own moral and application.
Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintockThe use of fables or apologues has been approved in every age from ancient India to modern Europe.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings | Edward GibbonThe Monk's Tale is a set of dry, moral apologues in the manner of his contemporary, the "moral Gower."
From Chaucer to Tennyson | Henry A. BeersThe old Suffet mingled his speech in this way with proverbs and apologues, nodding his head the while to solicit some approval.
Salammbo | Gustave Flaubert
British Dictionary definitions for apologue
/ (ˈæpəˌlɒɡ) /
an allegory or moral fable
Origin of apologue
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