Păr'al-lel-ism, n.

n. [Fr. parallélisme, Gr. παραλληλισμός, from παραλληλίζειν, to place side by side, or parallel. See supra.]

1. State of being parallel; equality of state; comparison; resemblance.
2. (Hebrew Poet.) The expression, in two poetic lines, of the same sentiment, with slight modifications.