anagogy

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/ˈæn.ə.ɡɒ.d͡ʒi//ˈæn.ə.ɡoʊ.d͡ʒi//æn.əˈɡɒd͡.ʒi//æn.əˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/

noun

The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.

OriginEcclesiastical Latin anagōgē ← Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή →
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Meanings

nounanagogy (countable and uncountable, plural anagogies)

plural anagogies · alternative anagoge

  1. countableuncountableThe spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀναγωγή“religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”
  2. Ecclesiastical Latinanagōgē
  3. Englishanagogy

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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