"mystagogue" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mystagogues [plural]
Etymology: From Latin mystagōgus, Ancient Greek μυσταγωγός (mustagōgós). By surface analysis, mystic + -agogue. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|mystagōgus}} Latin mystagōgus, {{der|en|grc|μυσταγωγός}} Ancient Greek μυσταγωγός (mustagōgós), {{surf|en|mystic|-agogue}} By surface analysis, mystic + -agogue Head templates: {{en-noun}} mystagogue (plural mystagogues)
  1. A person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines. Categories (topical): People, Religion Synonyms: hierophant Translations (person who prepares an initiate): mystagoog [masculine] (Dutch), mystagogue [masculine] (French), Mystagoge [masculine] (German), mystagōgus [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-mystagogue-en-noun-lQ-1szk8 Disambiguation of People: 65 35 Disambiguation of Religion: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -agogue Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -agogue: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'person who prepares an initiate': 82 18
  2. One who keeps and shows church relics.
    Sense id: en-mystagogue-en-noun-uKvVJGLk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mystagog, mystagogus Related terms: mystagogic, mystagogical

Noun [French]

Forms: mystagogues [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} mystagogue m or f by sense (plural mystagogues)
  1. mystagogue Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mystagogue-fr-noun-zppg26xM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense

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