Analogy - Definition
analogy
n 1: an inference that if things agree in some respects they
probably agree in others
2: 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"
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, analogy]
[ant: apophatism, cataphatism]