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anagogy|ˈænəgəʊdʒɪ| [f. Gr. ἀναγωγή anagoge, as if ad. Gr. *ἀναγωγία, n. of quality f. ἀναγωγός soul-raising, sublime; but not used in this sense in Gr. A better Eng. form than anagoge; cf. Fr. anagogie.] †1. Spiritual elevation or enlightenment, esp. to understand mysteries. Obs.
1727–51Chambers Cycl., Anagogy, Anagoge, a rapture or elevation of the soul to things celestial, and eternal. 2. Mystical interpretation, hidden ‘spiritual’ sense of words.
1519W. Horman Vulgaria 98 Let no man call hym selfe a diuyne: that knoweth nat..allygoris, and tropologies, and anagogies, for scripture is full of them. 1659Hammond On Ps. Pref. ⁋18. 8 Some kind of accommodation, or Anagogy, or Figure. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Anagogy..denotes the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New. 1847Craig, Anagogy, a mystical meaning applied to the language of Scripture. |