"anagogy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæn.ə.ɡɒ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈæn.ə.ɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/, /æn.əˈɡɒd͡.ʒi/, /æn.əˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/ Forms: anagogies [plural]
Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”), from ἀνάγειν (anágein, “lift up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + ἄγειν (ágein, “to lead”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|EL.}} Ecclesiastical Latin [Term?], {{der|en|grc|ἀναγωγή||religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling}} Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”), {{m|grc|ἀνάγειν||lift up}} ἀνάγειν (anágein, “lift up”), {{m|grc|ἀνά||up}} ἀνά (aná, “up”), {{m|grc|ἄγειν||to lead}} ἄγειν (ágein, “to lead”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} anagogy (countable and uncountable, plural anagogies)
  1. The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: anagoge Related terms: anagoge, anagogic

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