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anagogy

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[an-uh-goh-jee, an-uh-goh-jee] / ˌæn əˈgoʊ dʒi, ˈæn əˌgoʊ dʒi /

noun

plural

anagogies

  1. anagoge.

Etymology

Origin of anagogy

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

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

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