HyperDic: analogy

English > 3 senses of the word *analogy*:
NOUN	cognition	analogy	an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
	act	analogy	drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
	cognition	analogy, doctrine of analogy	the religious belief that between creature / creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater

analogy > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnae'lahjhiy
Rhymes	Agee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy...

English > *analogy*: 3 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	An inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others.
Broader	inference, illation	The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
Spanish	analogía
Catalan	analogia
Adjectives	analogical	expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy / analogy
Adjectives	analogous	similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar / dissimilar
Nouns	analogist	someone who looks for analogies / analogies or who reasons by analogy / analogy
Verbs	analogize, analogise	make an analogy / analogy

English > *analogy*: 3 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	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"
Broader	comparison, comparing	The act of examining resemblances
Spanish	analogia, analogía
Catalan	analogia
Adjectives	analogical	expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy / analogy
Adjectives	analogous	similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar / dissimilar
Nouns	analogist	someone who looks for analogies / analogies or who reasons by analogy / analogy
Verbs	analogize, analogise	make an analogy / analogy

English > *analogy*: 3 senses > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	The religious belief that between creature / 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.
Synonym	doctrine of analogy
Broader	religion, faith, religious belief	A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
Opposite	apophatism	The religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely 'other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not)
Opposite	cataphatism	The religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam 'in his own image')
Spanish	analogía
Catalan	analogia

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