mystagogue

[ mis-tuh-gawg, -gog ]

noun
  1. someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.

  2. a person whose teachings are said to be founded on mystical revelations.

Origin of mystagogue

1
1540–50; <Latin mystagōgus<Greek mystagōgós, equivalent to mýst(ēs) (see mystic) + ágōgos-agogue

Other words from mystagogue

  • mys·ta·go·gy [mis-tuh-goh-jee, -goj-ee], /ˈmɪs təˌgoʊ dʒi, -ˌgɒdʒ i/, mys·ta·go·gue·ry [mis-tuh-gaw-guh-ree, -gog-uh-], /ˈmɪs təˌgɔ gə ri, -ˌgɒg ə-/, noun
  • mys·ta·gog·ic [mis-tuh-goj-ik], /ˌmɪs təˈgɒdʒ ɪk/, mys·ta·gog·i·cal, adjective
  • mys·ta·gog·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for mystagogue

mystagogue

/ (ˈmɪstəˌɡɒɡ) /


noun
  1. (in Mediterranean mystery religions) a person who instructs those who are preparing for initiation into the mysteries

Origin of mystagogue

1
C16: via Latin from Greek mustagōgos, from mustēs candidate for initiation + agein to lead. See mystic

Derived forms of mystagogue

  • mystagogic (ˌmɪstəˈɡɒdʒɪk) or mystagogical, adjective
  • mystagogically, adverb
  • mystagogy (ˈmɪstəˌɡɒdʒɪ), noun

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