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DOCTRINE OF ANALOGY

\dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv ɐnˈaləd͡ʒi], \dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv ɐnˈaləd‍ʒi], \d_ˈɒ_k_t_ɹ_ɪ_n ɒ_v ɐ_n_ˈa_l_ə_dʒ_i]\

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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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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