Definition of parallelism

• n. - The quality or state of being parallel.
• n. - Resemblance; correspondence; similarity.
• 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.