analogy

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noun

1. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
analogous, analogist, analogical, analogize, analogise
• Hypernyms:
inference, illation
2. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
analogous, analogist, analogical, analogize, analogise
• Hypernyms:
comparison, comparing
3. 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
• Syn:
doctrine of analogy
• Ant:
apophatism (for: doctrine of analogy), cataphatism (for: doctrine of analogy)
• Hypernyms:
religion, faith, religious belief

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  apophatism, cataphatism