different between anagogy vs anagogics

English

Alternative forms

• anagoge

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek ??????? (anag?g?, “religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”), from ??????? (anágein, “lift up”), from ??? (aná, “up”) + ????? (ágein, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æn.?.??.d??i/, /?æn.?.?o?.d??i/ or IPA^(key): /æn.????d?.?i/, /æn.???o?.d??i/

Noun

anagogy (countable and uncountable, plural anagogies)

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

Related terms

• anagoge
• anagogic

Further reading

• anagogy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• anagogy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• anagogy at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

anagogics (uncountable)

1. Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.

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Related terms

• anagoge, anagogy

Anagrams

• Caggianos