mystagogue
mystagogue noun: a person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.
Noun
mystagogue (plural mystagogues)
- A person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.
- There is an overruling destiny above us, though not in the sense in which it was viewed by that wretched man, who, beguiled by some foreign mystagogue, used the awful word as the ready apology for whatever he chose to do—we must examine the packet.1820, [Walter Scott], The Abbot. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and...
- Philosophers themselves, the mystagogues in the temple of decorum, must approach it with reverence, and after all are allowed only to turn it aside a very little.1838, Robert Sandeman, Letters on Theron and Aspasio: Addressed to the Author, page 162
- Synonyms:
- hierophant
mystagogue meaning in Tamil
mystagogue in Tamil
- மறைஞான குரு, ஆசான்
Synonyms of mystagogue
Forms of mystagogue
| plural | mystagogues |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mystagog |
| alternative form | mystagogus |
Origin of mystagogue
From Latin mystagōgus, Ancient Greek μυσταγωγός (mustagōgós). By surface analysis, mystic + -agogue.
Questions about mystagogue
- What does mystagogue mean?
- Mystagogue means a person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.
- What is mystagogue in Tamil?
- Mystagogue in Tamil is மறைஞான குரு, ஆசான். See Mystagogue meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mystagogue?
- Mystagogue is a noun.
- What is the plural of mystagogue?
- The plural of mystagogue is mystagogues.
Words near mystagogue in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mystagogue (page history and authors); mystagogue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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