anagogy
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[edit] Etymology
Ecclesiastical Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή ‘religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling’, from ἀνάγειν ‘lift up’, from ἀνά (“up”) + ἄγειν ‘to lead’.
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- IPA: /ˈænəɡɒʤi/
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anagogy (plural anagogies)
- The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.
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- anagogy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- anagogy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- anagogy at OneLook Dictionary Search
