'Parallelism' definitions:
Definition of 'parallelism'
(from WordNet)
noun
Similarity by virtue of corresponding [syn: parallelism, correspondence]
Definition of 'Parallelism'
From: GCIDE
- 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 of thought and incident. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.:
- At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. --Judg. v. 27. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'parallelism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accompaniment,
- accord,
- accordance,
- affinity,
- agreement,
- alikeness,
- allegory,
- alliance,
- analogy,
- aping,
- approach,
- approximation,
- assent,
- assimilation,
- balance,
- balancing,
- bilateral symmetry,
- chorus,
- closeness,
- co-occurrence,
- coequality,
- coextension,
- coherence,
- coincidence,
- community,
- comparability,
- comparative anatomy,
- comparative degree,
- comparative grammar,
- comparative judgment,
- comparative linguistics,
- comparative literature,
- comparative method,
- compare,
- comparing,
- comparison,
- compatibility,
- concert,
- concomitance,
- concomitancy,
- concord,
- concordance,
- concurrence,
- conformance,
- conformation,
- conformity,
- confrontation,
- confrontment,
- congeniality,
- congruence,
- congruency,
- congruity,
- consistency,
- consonance,
- consort,
- contrast,
- contrastiveness,
- cooperation,
- copying,
- correlation,
- correspondence,
- distinction,
- distinctiveness,
- dynamic symmetry,
- equality,
- equation,
- equilibrium,
- equipoise,
- equipollence,
- equiponderance,
- equity,
- equivalence,
- equivalency,
- eurythmics,
- eurythmy,
- evenness,
- finish,
- harmony,
- identity,
- imitation,
- intersection,
- justice,
- keeping,
- levelness,
- likeness,
- likening,
- matching,
- metaphor,
- mimicking,
- multilateral symmetry,
- nearness,
- oneness,
- opposing,
- opposition,
- overlap,
- par,
- parity,
- peace,
- poise,
- polarity,
- proportion,
- proportionality,
- rapport,
- regularity,
- relation,
- resemblance,
- sameness,
- self-consistency,
- semblance,
- shapeliness,
- similarity,
- simile,
- similitude,
- simulation,
- simultaneity,
- symmetricalness,
- symmetry,
- sync,
- synchronism,
- tally,
- timing,
- togetherness,
- trilateral symmetry,
- trope of comparison,
- uniformity,
- union,
- unison,
- unisonance,
- weighing,
- withness
Words containing 'Parallelism'
- Parallel,
- Parallelable,
- Paralleled,
- Paralleling,
- Parallelize,
- Parallels,
- in parallel,
- Limiting parallels,
- Parallel bar,
- Parallel columns,
- Parallel forces,
- Parallel motion,
- Parallel of altitude,
- Parallel of declination,
- Parallel of latitude,
- Parallel rod,
- Parallel ruler,
- Parallel sailing,
- Parallel sphere,
- Parallel standards,
- Parallel sulcus,
- Parallel transformer,
- Parallel vise,
- parallel axiom,
- parallel bars,
- parallel circuit,
- parallel interface,
- parallel lives,
- parallel operation,
- parallel perspective,
- parallel port,
- parallel processing,
- Parallel circles of a sphere,
- Plane-parallel,
- parallel vs nonparallel,
- parallel-park,
- parallel-parking,
- uneven parallel bars,
- parallel-veined leaf