Analogy (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
An inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.