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mystagogue
[ mis-tuh-gawg, -gog ]
/ ˈmɪs təˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg /
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noun
someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
a person whose teachings are said to be founded on mystical revelations.
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Origin of mystagogue
OTHER WORDS FROM mystagogue
mys·ta·go·gy [mis-tuh-goh-jee, -goj-ee], /ˈmɪs təˌgoʊ dʒi, -ˌgɒdʒ i/, mys·ta·go·gue·ry [mis-tuh-gaw-guh-ree, -gog-uh-], /ˈmɪs təˌgɔ gə ri, -ˌgɒg ə-/, nounmys·ta·gog·ic [mis-tuh-goj-ik], /ˌmɪs təˈgɒdʒ ɪk/, mys·ta·gog·i·cal, adjectivemys·ta·gog·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby mystagogue
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British Dictionary definitions for mystagogue
mystagogue
/ (ˈmɪstəˌɡɒɡ) /
noun
(in Mediterranean mystery religions) a person who instructs those who are preparing for initiation into the mysteries
Derived forms of mystagogue
mystagogic (ˌmɪstəˈɡɒdʒɪk) or mystagogical, adjectivemystagogically, adverbmystagogy (ˈmɪstəˌɡɒdʒɪ), nounWord Origin for mystagogue
C16: via Latin from Greek mustagōgos, from mustēs candidate for initiation + agein to lead. See mystic
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