anagogic
[ an-uh-goj-ik ]
/ ˌæn əˈgɒdʒ ɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to an anagoge.
Psychology. deriving from, pertaining to, or reflecting the moral or idealistic striving of the unconscious: anagogic image; anagogic interpretation.
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Also an·a·gog·i·cal [an-uh-goj-i-kuhl] /ˌæn əˈgɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ .
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How to use anagogic in a sentence
This anagogical return of beings to the First is necessary, whether it be mediate or immediate.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)But I said this anagogical sense was hard to be attained to and difficult of comprehension.
The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales|Mrs. Alfred GattyThe anagorical is what the dictionaries call the anagogical sense.
The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales|Mrs. Alfred Gatty