Definitions for anagoge
ˌæn əˈgoʊ dʒi, ˈæn əˌgoʊ-an·a·goge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anagogenoun

   a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anagogenoun

   The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).

2. Etymology: From anagoge, from ἀναγωγή.

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1. Anagoge

   Anagoge (ἀναγωγή), sometimes spelled anagogy, is a Greek word suggesting a "climb" or "ascent" upwards. The anagogical is a method of mystical or spiritual interpretation of statements or events, especially scriptural exegesis, that detects allusions to the afterlife.Certain medieval theologians describe four methods of interpreting the scriptures: literal/historical, tropological, allegorical, and anagogical. Hugh of St. Victor, in De scripturis et scriptoribus sacris, distinguished anagoge, as a kind of allegory, from simple allegory. He differentiated in the following way: in a simple allegory, an invisible action is (simply) signified or represented by a visible action; Anagoge is that "reasoning upwards" (sursum ductio), when, from the visible, the invisible action is disclosed or revealed.The four methods of interpretation point in four different directions: The literal/historical backwards to the past, the allegoric forwards to the future, the tropological downwards to the moral/human, and the anagogic upwards to the spiritual/heavenly.In a letter to his patron Can Grande della Scala, the poet Dante explained that his Divine Comedy could be read both literally and allegorically; and that the allegorical meaning could be subdivided into the moral and the anagogical.

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1. Anagogenoun

   an elevation of mind to things celestial

2. Anagogenoun

   the spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New

3. Etymology: [Gr. a leading up; + a leading, to lead.]

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1. Anagoge

   Anagoge is a Greek word suggesting a "climb" or "ascent" upwards. The anagogical is a method of spiritual interpretation of literal statements or events, especially scriptural exegesis that detects allusions to the afterlife. Certain medieval theologians describe four methods of interpreting the Scriptures: literal/historical, allegorical, tropological, and anagogical. Hugh of St. Victor, in De scripturis et scriptoribus sacris, distinguished anagoge from allegory. In an allegory, a visible fact is signified by another visible fact. On the other hand, with respect to an anagoge, from a visible fact, an invisible is declared. The four methods of interpretation point in four different directions: The literal/historical backwards to the past, the allegoric forwards to the future, the tropological downwards to the moral/human, and the anagogic upwards to the spiritual/heavenly.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of anagoge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of anagoge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anagoge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anagoge
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagoge
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anagoge
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=anagoge