[mis-tuh-gawg, -gog] 
| 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. |
[mis-tuh-goh-jee, -goj-ee] , mys⋅ta⋅go⋅gue⋅ry [mis-tuh-gaw-guh-ree, -gog-uh-] , noun [mis-tuh-goj-ik] , mys⋅ta⋅gog⋅i⋅cal, adjective | mys·ta·gogue (mĭs'tə-gŏg', -gôg') n.
[From Latin mystagōgus, from Greek mustagōgos : mustēs, an initiate; see mystery1 + agōgos, guide, leader (from agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots).] mys'ta·gog'ic (-gŏj'ĭk) adj., mys'ta·go'gy (-gō'jē) n. |
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