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anagogy

/ˈæn.ə.ɡɒ.d͡ʒi/

anagogy noun: the spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.

Noun

anagogy (countable and uncountable, plural anagogies)

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

Forms of anagogy

pluralanagogies
alternative formanagoge

Origin of anagogy

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

Questions about anagogy

What does anagogy mean?
Anagogy means the spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.
What part of speech is anagogy?
Anagogy is a noun.
How do you pronounce anagogy?
Anagogy is pronounced /ˈæn.ə.ɡɒ.d͡ʒi/.
What is the plural of anagogy?
The plural of anagogy is anagogies.

Words near anagogy in the dictionary

  1. anagogic
  2. anagogical
  3. anagogically
  4. anagogics
  5. anagogies
  6. anagogy
  7. anagram
  8. anagram dictionaries
  9. anagram dictionary
  10. anagramise
  11. anagramised

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