analogy
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
- definition drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
- definition the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate