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bestiary

noun

Definition of bestiary

as in parable

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Recent Examples of bestiary Citizens of Louisiana only have to look up at their state flag to see an animal doing some pretty wild — and deeply symbolic — stuff out of a medieval bestiary. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025 This fair is also a bestiary, with many of its animal objects ready to serve. — Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The second book is the bestiary full of dinosuars of all sizes and shapes. — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 In the bestiary, the animals representing the sins were related to animals that existed. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bestiary

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Shifting baseline syndrome was initially considered an evocative parable of humans’ estrangement from wild nature—a warning in the form of a hypothesis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Jesus taught his followers by his remarkable example, including innumerable healings, as well as through his sermons and parables.

— Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of parable

Noun

It can be read as a direct allegory for conversion therapy and for other ways that homophobia can alter behavior and cause lasting psychological and emotional damage.

— Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Hawthorne’s tale is not just an allegory of the Revolution.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of allegory

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Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
In 1964, Time, which then had a circulation of more than 3 million, ran a cover story on John Cheever, the author known for his dark fables of suburban malaise.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of fable

Noun

Sunday’s World Cup final will be contested by Spain and Argentina, and there are narratives to be unpacked all over the pitch.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The social-media team’s supposed grip on the public narrative about the brand had always been tenuous.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

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