anagogy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀναγωγή“religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”
2. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromanagōgē
3. English todayanagogy

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”).

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