Anagoge

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  • noun. A mystical interpretation of a word, passage, or text, especially scriptural exegesis that detects allusions to heaven or the afterlife.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In medicine, an upward rejection, as the rejection of blood from the lungs by the mouth; anabole.
  • noun. 2. Spiritual enlightenment; elevation to spiritual insight.
  • noun. The spiritual meaning or application of words; especially, the application of the types and allegories of the Old to subjects of the New Testament. Also anagogy
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An elevation of mind to things celestial.
  • noun. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract