ANAGOGIC


Meaning of ANAGOGIC in English

|anə|gäjik, -ēk adjective

or an·a·gog·i·cal -jə̇kəl

Etymology: anagogic from Middle English, from Medieval Latin anagogicus, from Late Latin anagoge + Latin -icus -ic; anagogical from anagogic + -al

1. : of, exemplifying, or based on anagoge ; specifically : having a spiritual meaning or a sense referring to the heavenly life

the final or anagogic meaning that transformed the symbolic object into a spiritual truth — Malcolm Cowley

2.

a. : relating to or arising from the striving of inner psychic forces toward progressive or lofty ideals

an anagogic image

b. : relating to the psychotherapeutic interpretation of dreams and with emphasis on anagogic striving

anagogic methods

• an·a·gog·i·cal·ly -jə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.