— mystagogy /mis"teuh goh'jee, -goj'ee/ , mystagoguery /mis"teuh gaw'geuh ree, -gog'euh-/ , n. — mystagogic /mis'teuh goj"ik/ , mystagogical , adj. — mystagogically , adv.
/mis"teuh gawg', -gog'/ , n.
1. someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
2. a person whose teachings are said to be founded on mystical revelations.
[ 1540-50; mystagogus mystagogós, equiv. to mýst ( es ) (see MYSTIC) + ágogos -AGOGUE ]