parallelism

parallelism
n
1. coextension, coequality, correspondence, collineation, collaterality; nonconverg-ence, nondivergence, concentricity; parallelization, equidistance, concurrence; balance, equipoise, equilibrium; equality, parity, equivalence, par.
2. agreement, congruity, congruency, consistency, keeping; equivalence, symmetry, accord, concord, harmony; rapport, consonance, cooperation; conformity, synchronism, Inf. sync, uniformity, regularity.
3. comparison, contrast, opposition, distinction, juxtaposition; connection, correlation, relation, likeness, affinity, kinship; likening, analogy, simile, metaphor, similitude, similarity, resemblance

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  • Parallelism — • The balance of verse with verse, an essential and characteristic feature in Hebrew poetry. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parallelism     Parallelism      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Parallelism — may refer to:* Angle of parallelism, the angle at one vertex of a right hyperbolic triangle that has two hyperparallel sides * Conscious parallelism, price fixing between competitors in an oligopoly that occurs without an actual spoken agreement… …   Wikipedia

  • Parallelism — Par al*lel*ism, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to place side by side, or parallel: cf. F. parall[ e]lisme.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being parallel. [1913 Webster] 2. Resemblance; correspondence; similarity. [1913 Webster] A close parallelism… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • parallelism — index analogy, identity (similarity), parity, propinquity (similarity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • parallelism — (n.) c.1600, from Gk. parallelismos, from parallelizein (see PARALLEL (Cf. parallel)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • parallelism — [par′ə lel΄iz΄əm, par′ələliz΄əm] n. [Gr parallēlismos] 1. the state of being parallel 2. close resemblance; similarity 3. a) the use of parallel structure in writing b) an instance of this 4. Philos. t …   English World dictionary

  • parallelism — /par euh le liz euhm, leuh liz /, n. 1. the position or relation of parallels. 2. agreement in direction, tendency, or character; the state or condition of being parallel. 3. a parallel or comparison. 4. Metaphys. the doctrine that mental and… …   Universalium

  • Parallelism — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Parallelism >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,216a,} parallelism Sgm: N 1 coextension coextension Sgm: N 1 equidistance equidistance PARAG:Parallelism >Adj GRP: Adj 1 Sgm: Adj 1 parallel parallel …   English dictionary for students

  • parallelism — [[t]pæ̱rəlelɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT When there is parallelism between two things, there are similarities between them. [FORMAL] The commission sees growing parallelism between the priorities of the European Community and the United States …   English dictionary

  • parallelism — UK [ˈpærəleˌlɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈperəlelˌɪzəm] noun Word forms parallelism : singular parallelism plural parallelisms formal 1) [uncountable] the quality or state of being similar to something else 2) [countable] a quality or feature that makes… …   English dictionary

  • parallelism — 1. The state of being structurally parallel. 2. In psychology, the mind body doctrine that for every conscious process there is a corresponding or parallel organic process, without asserting a causal interrelation between the two. [para + G.… …   Medical dictionary

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