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单词 photagogue
释义

photagoguen.

Brit. /ˈfəʊtəɡɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdəˌɡɑɡ/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: Greek ϕωτ- , ϕῶς , mystagogue n., demagogue n.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕωτ-, ϕῶς light (see photo- comb. form) + -agogue (in e.g. mystagogue n., demagogue n.), after Hellenistic Greek ϕωταγωγῶν, present participle of ϕωταγωγεῖν to guide by light. Compare Hellenistic Greek ϕωταγωγός enlightening, illuminating.
A person who brings enlightenment.Apparently an isolated use.
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1909 T. R. Glover tr. Clement of Alexandria Protrept. in Confl. Relig. Early Rom. Empire ix. 269 I am initiated and become holy; the Lord is the hierophant and seals the mystês for himself, himself the photagogue [Gk. ϕωταγωγῶν].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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