anagogy

[ an-uh-goh-jee, an-uh-goh-jee ]

noun

, plural an·a·go·gies.

1. anagoge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anagogy¹

1400–50; late Middle English anagogie < Medieval Latin anagōgia, for Late Latin anagōgē anagoge

Example Sentences

Anagogy, an′a-goj-i, n. the mystical interpretation or hidden sense of words.

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