anagogy

• anagoge

Ecclesiastical Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”), from ἀνάγειν (anágein, “lift up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + ἄγειν (ágein, “to lead”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.ɡɒ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈæn.ə.ɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/ or IPA^(key): /æn.əˈɡɒd͡.ʒi/, /æn.əˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/

anagogy (countable and uncountable, plural anagogies)

1. The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.

• anagoge
• anagogic

• anagogy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• anagogy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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