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analogy

/ analogy /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
"the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"
"the models show by analogy how matter is built up"
Type of:
comparison comparing
Derived:
analogize analogise
noun Sense 2
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
Type of:
inference illation
Derived:
analogize analogise
noun Sense 3
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
Opposites:
apophatism cataphatism
Type of:
religion faith religious belief
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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comparison comparing inference illation religion faith religious belief apophatism cataphatism