apologue

American  

[ap-uh-lawg, -log] / ˈæp əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /

noun

1. a didactic narrative; a moral fable.

2. an allegory.

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apologue British  

/ ˈæpəˌlɒɡ /

noun

1. an allegory or moral fable

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Other Word Forms

• apologal adjective

Etymology

Origin of apologue

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

Example Sentences

As often as this apologue is repeated, I still catch myself questioning its accuracy: Does the culture not prefer to hold people endlessly responsible for past indiscretions?

From The New Yorker • Aug. 25, 2016

As La Fontaine puts it, an apologue is composed of two parts, body and soul.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

The apologue was not delicate, but it conveyed a common impression.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John

There was really a touching truth in it, the stuff of—what did people call such things?—an apologue or a parable.

From The Sacred Fount by James, Henry

The apologue seizes on that which man has in common with creatures below him, and the parable on that which he has in common with God.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various