anagoge

noun

an·​a·​go·​ge ˈa-nə-ˌgō-jē 

variants or anagogy

plural anagoges or anagogies

: interpretation of a word, passage, or text (as of Scripture or poetry) that finds beyond the literal, allegorical, and moral senses a fourth and ultimate spiritual or mystical sense

anagogic

ˌa-nə-ˈgä-jik 

adjective

or anagogical

ˌa-nə-ˈgä-ji-kəl 

anagogically

ˌa-nə-ˈgä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin anagoge, from Late Greek anagōgē, from Greek, reference, from anagein to refer, from ana- + agein to lead — more at agent

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above