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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analogy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | doctrine of analogy |
| Type of | faith, religious belief, religion |
analogy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | comparing, comparison |
| Derivation | analogical, analogise, analogist, analogize, analogous |
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.
Examples of analogy
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Think of the Marxists vs the Social Democrats in the early 1900s for an analogy.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was a rather silly analogy upthread which probably doesn't deserve a riposte.
From the guardian.co.uk
After months of closed-door bargaining, horse trading might be a better analogy.
From the abcnews.go.com
In more recent times, the paradox has been described using the analogy of twins.
From the sciencedaily.com
The usual analogy is a ladder, with each new method a higher rung above another.
From the sciencedaily.com
And it's tempting to draw an analogy about the arrival of this show on Broadway.
From the theater.nytimes.com
But if the analogy with education holds, things may not turn out quite as hoped.
From the economist.com
This history, together with the software analogy, is relatively uncontroversial.
From the economist.com
At first sight, the analogy with oil may seem odd, but it is not so far-fetched.
From the economist.com
- An inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
- 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"
- Doctrine of analogy: 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
- (analogist) someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy
- (analogous) similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
- (analogous) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
- Analogy (from Greek u1F00u03BDu03B1u03BBu03BFu03B3u03AFu03B1, analogia, "proportion") is a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another (the target), or a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process...
- Analogy is the first studio album by the band Analogy. The album was reissued in 2004 on Akarma Records.
- Analogy was a German and Italian psychedelic rock, progressive rock band, active in the 1970s. The band was launched by guitarist Martin Thurn when attending the European School, Varese. In 1968 Martin founded a band called SONS OF GIOVE. ...
