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an⋅a⋅gog⋅ic

[an-uh-goj-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to an anagoge.
2. Psychology. deriving from, pertaining to, or reflecting the moral or idealistic striving of the unconscious: anagogic image; anagogic interpretation.
Also, an⋅a⋅gog⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML anagogicus. See anagoge, -ic


an⋅a⋅gog⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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an·a·go·ge also an·a·go·gy   (ān'ə-gō'jē)   
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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