apologue

[ ap-uh-lawg, -log ]

noun

1. a didactic narrative; a moral fable.
2. an allegory.

apologue

/ ˈæpəˌlɒɡ /

noun

1. an allegory or moral fable

Other Words From

• apo·logal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of apologue¹

1545–55; (< Middle French ) < Latin apologus < Greek apólogos fable. See apo-, -logue

Word History and Origins

Origin of apologue¹

C17: from Latin, from Greek apologos

Example Sentences

His introduction (‘An Apologue for an Epilogue’) is full of such outrageous nonsense as to suggest suspicion of his sanity.

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The apologue is quite clear; and yet a certain amount of intelligence is necessary for its comprehension.

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Rasselas is simply an extended and glorified moral apologue—an enlarged "Vision of Mirza."

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No apologue addressed to the mature intelligence alone, or framed to fit the society of his day, is here included.

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A venerable apologue attaches to the nesting habit of the flamingo.

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