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analogies
noun(a-nal-o-gy)
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
Synonyms: doctrine of analogy,
analogies
noun(a-nal-o-gy)
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
analogies
noun(a-nal-o-gy)
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Examples:
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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