anagoge

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  1. noun A mystical interpretation of a word, passage, or text, especially scriptural exegesis that detects allusions to heaven or the afterlife.

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  1. Late Latin anagōgē, from Late Greek, spiritual uplift, from anagein, to lift up : ana-, ana- + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ἀναγωγή, in senses defined below, literally a bringing up, from ἀνάγειν, bring up, lead up, from ἀνά, up, + ἂγειν, lead, drive: see agent, act, etc.
 

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