mystagogy


mys·ta·gogue

M0513100 (mĭs′tə-gŏg′, -gôg′)n.1. One who prepares candidates for initiation into a mystery cult.2. One who holds or spreads mystical doctrines.
[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.

mystagogics, mystagogy

1. the principles, doctrines, and practices of mysticism.
2. the interpretation of mysteries, as the Eleusinian. — mystagogue, n. — mystagogic, mystagogical, adj.
See also: Mysticism
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