anagogics

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noun

Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.

OriginAncient Greek ἀναγωγικός →
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Meanings

nounanagogics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.

    As is to be seen Novella 146, where the Notes upon that Conſtitution ſay , that the Miſna Torab was Compoſed out of the Caballiſticks and Anagogicks of the Jews, or ſome allegorical interpretations, pretended to be derived from Moses.

    1675, Lancelot Addison, The Present State of the Jews

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀναγωγικός
  2. Englishanagogics

From Ancient Greek ἀναγωγικός (anagōgikós), derived from ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “lifting up of the soul”).

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anagogics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anagogics

MLA

“anagogics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anagogics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anagogics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anagogics.

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