anagogy

English

Alternative forms

• anagoge

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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.

Related terms

• anagoge
• anagogic

Further reading

• “anagogy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “anagogy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “anagogy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Yanggao