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anagogical

 [an-uh-goj-ik]  

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; Middle English < Medieval Latin anagogicus. See anagoge, -ic

Related forms
an·a·gog·i·cal·ly, adverb
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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anagoge or anagogy (ˈænəˌɡɒdʒɪ)
 
—n
1.  allegorical or spiritual interpretation, esp of sacred works such as the Bible
2.  Christianity allegorical interpretation of the Old Testament as typifying or foreshadowing subjects in the New Testament
 
[C18: via Late Latin from Greek anagōgē a lifting up, from anagein, from ana- + agein to lead]
 
anagogy or anagogy
 
—n
 
[C18: via Late Latin from Greek anagōgē a lifting up, from anagein, from ana- + agein to lead]
 
anagogic or anagogy
 
—adj
 
ana'gogical or anagogy
 
—adj
 
ana'gogically or anagogy
 
—adv

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