analogy
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- noun
- /əˈnælədʒi/
- Formal
- 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
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Aquinas conceives the relation of charity and the will on the analogy of form and matter.
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Maybe this analogy will help when it comes to how we obey God.
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Analogies are essential to theological reasoning, but there is a danger if we turn the analogy into a literal claim.
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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.
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In theology, we often explain complex ideas by drawing an analogy between God's love and a parent's love for their child.
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The speaker used an analogy to highlight how our relationship with nature resembles our relationship with God.
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Many theologians agree that any analogy made between the divine and humans must acknowledge the vast differences between them.
Synonyms
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The idea that human words describe God only partly because God is very different
Compounds
- Specialized
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The idea that human words describe God only partly because God is very different
Surface Forms
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.