anagogic

adjective

an·​a·​gog·​ic ¦a-nə-¦gä-jik 

variants or anagogical

¦a-nə-¦gä-ji-kəl 

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

anagogically

¦a-nə-¦gä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for anagogic

• biologic
• chronologic
• cytologic
• demagogic
• dialogic
• ecologic
• geologic
• histologic
• hydrologic
• lithologic
• morphologic
• neurologic