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an·a·go·ge

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–noun

1.	a spiritual interpretation or application of words, as of Scriptures.

2.	a form of allegorical interpretation of Scripture that seeks hidden meanings regarding the future life.

Also, anagogy.

[Origin: < LL < Gk anagōg an uplifting, equiv. to an- an-³ + agōg, fem. of agōgós leading; see -agogue

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an·a·go·ge also an·a·go·gy Audio Help (ān'ə-gō'jē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. an·a·go·ges also an·a·go·gies
A mystical interpretation of a word, passage, or text, especially scriptural exegesis that detects allusions to heaven or the afterlife.

[Late Latin anagōgē, from Late Greek, spiritual uplift, from anagein, to lift up : ana-, ana- + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

an'a·gog'ic (-gŏj'ĭk), an'a·gog'i·cal adj., an'a·gog'i·cal·ly adv.

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