ˈanəˌgōjē sometimes -gäjē or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
or an·a·go·gy ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( plural anagoges or anagogies )
Etymology: Late Latin anagoge, from Late Greek anagōgē, from anagein to spiritualize, from Greek, to lead up, bring up, lift up, from ana- + agein to lead, drive — more at agent
1. : an uplifting of the mind to spiritual things
2. : literary interpretation that seeks to extract from language a spiritual significance ; specifically : exegesis that stresses what is taken to be a secret heavenly meaning in scriptural texts or a hidden reference to a future life in heaven