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Definition of Similitude
1. Noun. Similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things. "Man created God in his own likeness"
Generic synonyms: Similarity
Specialized synonyms: Comparability, Compare, Comparison, Equivalence, Mirror Image, Reflection, Reflexion, Naturalness, Resemblance, Spitting Image
Attributes: Alike, Like, Similar, Dissimilar, Unalike
Derivative terms: Alike, Like, Like, Like
Antonyms: Unlikeness, Dissimilitude
2. Noun. A duplicate copy.
Definition of Similitude
1. n. The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance.
Definition of Similitude
1. Noun. (context: uncountable) Similarity or resemblance to something else. ¹
2. Noun. (context: countable) A way in which two people or things share similitude. ¹
3. Noun. (context: countable) Someone or something that closely resembles another; a duplicate or twin. ¹
4. Noun. A parable or allegory. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Similitude
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Medical Definition of Similitude
1. 1. The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance. "Let us make now man in our image, man In our similitude." (Milton) "If fate some future bard shall join In sad similitude of griefs to mine." (Pope) 2. The act of likening, or that which likens, one thing to another; fanciful or imaginative comparison; a simile. "Tasso, in his similitudes, never departed from the woods; that is, all his comparisons were taken from the country." (Dryden) 3. That which is like or similar; a representation, semblance, or copy; a facsimile. "Man should wed his similitude." (Chaucer) Origin: F. Similitude, L. Similitudo, from similis similar. See Similar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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