anagogy

== English == === Alternative forms === anagoge === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæn.ə.ɡɒ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈæn.ə.ɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/ or IPA(key): /æn.əˈɡɒd͡.ʒi/, /æn.əˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/ === Noun === anagogy (countable and uncountable, plural anagogies) The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense. ==== Related terms ==== anagoge anagogic ==== Further reading ==== “anagogy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “anagogy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “anagogy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Yanggao