1. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
   "the operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"
    
2. An inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
   "He used an analogy comparing the human body to a machine to explain complex biological processes"
    
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
   "Theologians often invoke the doctrine of analogy when discussing the nature of God";
   - doctrine of analogy

Derived forms: analogies

Type of: belief, comparing, comparison, faith, illation [rare], inference, religion, religious belief

Antonym: apophatism, cataphatism

Encyclopedia: Analogy