analogical sense

analogical sense
   (eschatological sense)
   This word (from the Greek anagein, meaning "to refer") refers to a type of biblical interpretation that finds symbolic meanings about human destiny beyond the literal text of the Scriptures; for example,Jerusalem is seen as the anticipation of the heavenly Kingdom.
   See senses of Scripture. (See CCC 117)

Glossary of theological terms. . 2014.

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