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similitude Definition

si·mili·tude (sə mil′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. a person or thing resembling another; counterpart; facsimile
  2. the form or likeness (of some person or thing)
  3. Obsolete
    1. a simile
    2. a parable or allegory
  4. similarity; likeness; resemblance

Etymology: ME < MFr < L similitudo

similitude Synonyms

similitude

n.

semblance, resemblance, simulation, replica; see copy, representation.

similitude Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • palace: Then these stones must be " polished after the similitude of a palace.
  • people: Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah: and Allah guides not people who do wrong.

Converse of object

  • see: He saw the similitude or form of the LORD.
  • use: It is like Fortunatus's purse, to use the similitude; ye shall always find something in it.

Adjective modifier

apt: Follow the method formerly prescribed by pregnant reasons, apt similitudes, forcible comparisons, and by holy colloquies and soliloquies.

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