Bible Dictionaries
Parallelism
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The quality or state of being parallel.
(2):
(n.) Resemblance; correspondence; similarity.
(3):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parallelism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/parallelism.html. 1828.