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mystagogical

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mys⋅ta⋅gogue

[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:
1540–50; < L mystagōgus < Gk mystagōgós, equiv. to mýst(ēs) (see mystic ) + ágōgos -agogue


mys⋅ta⋅go⋅gy [mis-tuh-goh-jee, -goj-ee] , mys⋅ta⋅go⋅gue⋅ry [mis-tuh-gaw-guh-ree, -gog-uh-] , noun
mys⋅ta⋅gog⋅ic [mis-tuh-goj-ik] , mys⋅ta⋅gog⋅i⋅cal, adjective
mys⋅ta⋅gog⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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