Similitude

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun That which is like or similar; a representation, semblance, or copy; a facsimile.

II. Similitude ·noun The act of likening, or that which likens, one thing to another; fanciful or imaginative comparison; a simile.

III. Similitude ·noun The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance.