Quick definitions from WordNet (analogy)
▸ 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")
▸ noun: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
▸ noun: the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
▸ Also see analogy
▸ 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")
▸ noun: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
▸ noun: the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
▸ Also see analogy