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analogy

analogy

1 9.9
An idea in religion that any likeness between God and people is far smaller than their difference
  • noun
  • /əˈnælədʒi/
  • Formal
translation icon : analogía (teología)
  • At the same time, however, Basil uses the Father-Son analogy to correct his perceived problems with Homoian theology.
  • supernatural analogy
  • analogy with divine
  • analogy of faith

Examples

  • Aquinas conceives the relation of charity and the will on the analogy of form and matter.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Maybe this analogy will help when it comes to how we obey God.

    Blog text (26)

  • Analogies are essential to theological reasoning, but there is a danger if we turn the analogy into a literal claim.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Thus, the theologian and the scientist must employ imagistic language, analogy, models, and metaphors to begin to fathom the incomprehensible and to articulate the inexpressible.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In theology, we often explain complex ideas by drawing an analogy between God's love and a parent's love for their child.

  • The speaker used an analogy to highlight how our relationship with nature resembles our relationship with God.

  • Many theologians agree that any analogy made between the divine and humans must acknowledge the vast differences between them.

Synonyms

doctrine of analogy
vsanalogy
  • Specialized
9.9

The idea that human words describe God only partly because God is very different

is the same idea but used as a formal theological label

Compounds

doctrine of analogy
  • Specialized
9.9

The idea that human words describe God only partly because God is very different

Surface Forms

analogy singular
analogies plural

Etymology

Analogy comes from the same Greek parts ana- 'again' and logos 'reason', but in religion it is used to say that any similarity between God and people is only partial. So religious thinkers use analogy to point to a real relation while also warning that God is much different from humans.