ANAGOGE

[an.a.go.ge] or an.a.go.gy n, pl -ges or -gies [LL anagoge, fr. LGk anagoge, fr. Gk, reference, fr. anagein to refer, fr. ana- + agein to lead--more at agent] (15c): 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 or an.a.gog.i.cal adj -- an.a.gog.i.cal.ly adv