单词 | anagogy |
释义 | anagogyn. Chiefly Theology. 1. Mystical or spiritual interpretation, esp. of scripture; (also) a symbol conveying a mystical or spiritual meaning; the use or occurrence of such symbols; = anagoge n. 1.See note at anagogical adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > criticism, interpretation > [noun] > mystical anagogy?a1425 anagoge1569 spiritualizinga1635 spiritualization?1787 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > allegory > allegorical meaning anagogy?a1425 significacio1933 ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 24 (MED) Bi þise foure [gospeleris] we ben tauȝt in stori what is don, in allegori what we schal bileue, in moral, what we shall do, in anagogy what we schal hope. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ix. f. 98v Let no man call hym selfe a diuyne: that knoweth nat..allygoris: and tropologies: & anagogies for scripture is full of them. ?c1600 in Rev. Eng. Stud. (2009) 60 737 All the ancient poetes by this vocable of faerie queene, or faerie knight, and faerie Land, doe intend a double anagogie. 1722 T. Woolston Free-gift to Clergy 11 Idiots or Blockheads, who understand not the Tropology and Anagogy of the Scriptures. 1853 C. B. Cayley in tr. Dante Divine Comedy: Purgatory App. p. x The anagogies consist in the teachings of Providence, in reference to ideal principles, by the very lives and histories of mankind. 1930 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 29 175 Tropology teaches morality; allegory, faith; anagogy, the experience of the eternal joy of the supernal Fatherland. 2005 J. M. Coetzee Slow Man v. 33 Seed which, in the allegory or perhaps the anagogy unfolded by Brother Aloysius,..represents God's word. 2. Spiritual elevation or enlightenment, esp. so as to enable mystical interpretation of scripture; = anagoge n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > mysticism > a mystery > [noun] > ability to understand anagoge1706 epoptics1711 anagogy1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Anagogy, Anagoge, a Rapture, or Elevation of the Soul, to things Celestial, and Eternal. 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton II. liv. 285 I had the happiness—that expression is too faint—anagogy is the word—to save my Fanny's life! 1834 T. A. Trollope Encycl. Ecclesiastica I. 78 Anagogy,..denotes an elevation of the mind above earthly things, to the contemplation of the sublime truths and mysteries of the holy Scriptures. 2008 A. Garcia-Rivera in A. Garcia-Rivera & T. Scirghi Living Beauty iii. 126 Anagogy, or spiritual ‘uplifting’, can be an aesthetic experience. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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