When there is parallelismbetween two things, there are similarities between them.
[formal]
The last thing we should do is make any parallelism between the murderers and theirvictims. [+ between]
parallelism in British English
(ˈpærəlɛˌlɪzəm)
noun
1.
the state of being parallel
2. grammar
the repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect
3. philosophy
the dualistic doctrine that mental and physical processes are regularly correlated but are not causally connected, so that, for example, pain always accompanies, but is not caused by, a pin-prick
Compare interactionism, occasionalism
Derived forms
parallelist (ˈparalˌlelist)
noun, adjective
parallelism in American English
(ˈpærəˌlɛlˌɪzəm; ˈpærələlˌɪzəm)
noun
1.
the state of being parallel
2.
close resemblance; similarity
3.
a.
the use of parallel structure in writing
b.
an instance of this
4. Philosophy
the doctrine that mind and matter function together synchronously but without any causal interaction