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Anagogy

//ˈæn.ə.ɡɒ.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin anagōgē, from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”), from ἀνάγειν (anágein, “lift up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + ἄγειν (ágein, “to lead”).

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