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analogy

noun /ənælədʒi/ 4 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 13
Definitions
noun

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

noun

an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

noun

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”

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