Main Entry: an·a·go·ge

Variant(s): or an·a·go·gy \ˈa-nə-ˌgō-jē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural an·a·go·ges or an·a·go·gies

Etymology: Late Latin anagoge, from Late Greek anagōgē, 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 \ˌa-nə-ˈgä-jik\ or an·a·gog·i·cal \-ji-kəl\ adjective

— an·a·gog·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb