anagoge
noun
a spiritual interpretation or application of words, as of Scriptures.
Example Sentences
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We must proceed similarly if we wish to interpret the parable anagogically.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
And here they bring in some foolish insipid fable out of Speculum Historiale or Gesta Romanorum and expound it allegorically, tropologically, and anagogically.
From The Praise of Folly by John Wilson
