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.