иносказа́ние — meaning in English

English meaning

• allegory noun A story, picture, or other work whose characters and events stand for a deeper, often moral or political, meaning.
• parable noun A short story used to teach a moral or spiritual lesson through comparison.

Senses

иносказа́ние is used for these senses in English:

• allegory (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of symbols which may be interpreted to reveal a hidden, broader message, usually a moral or political one, about real-world issues and occurrences; also, the interpretation of such symbols.
• parable A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

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