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

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anagogenoun

    a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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. anagoge

    Anagoge is a term originating from Greek, referring to a mystical interpretation or spiritual allegory of a concept, scripture or piece of literature. It often pertains to the spiritual or higher meanings behind words or symbols. In a broader sense, it represents the spiritual upliftment or ascension of a person's thoughts or consciousness.

Webster Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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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  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


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