Variant: or an · a · go · gy
Pronunciation: ' a-n ə - ˌ g ō -j ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ges or -gies
Etymology: Late Latin anagoge, from Late Greek anag ō g ē , from Greek, reference, from anagein to refer, from ana- + agein to lead ― more at AGENT
Date: 15th century
: interpretation of a word, passage, or text (as of Scripture or poetry) that finds beyond the literal, allegorical, and moral senses a fourth and ultimate spiritual or mystical sense
– an · a · gog · ic \ ˌ a-n ə - ' gä-jik \ or an · a · gog · i · cal \ -ji-k ə l \ adjective
– an · a · gog · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb