anagogic

/,ænə'gɔdʤik/ Cách viết khác : (anagogical) /,ænə'rɔdʤikəl/

Thân thiện

The poet's anagogic verse points toward a higher spiritual truth.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or involving anagoge: Pertaining to a mystical or spiritual interpretation of a word, passage, or text, especially of Scripture, that seeks the ultimate spiritual or celestial meaning beyond the literal or allegorical sense.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The monk offered an anagogic interpretation of the parable, pointing toward the soul's journey to heaven.
  • Medieval theologians often employed anagogic readings to uncover the heavenly significance of biblical events.

Advanced Usage

• Anagogic sense: One of the four senses of Scripture in medieval hermeneutics (alongside literal, allegorical, and moral), referring to the interpretation of things in terms of their eternal significance or what they prefigure in the afterlife.
  • In his exegesis, he focused on the anagogic sense, viewing the Exodus as a symbol of the soul's liberation from sin.

Variants and Related Words

• Anagogical (adj): A variant form with identical meaning.
  • The poet's work has been studied for its anagogical dimensions.
• Anagoge (n): The mystical or spiritual interpretation itself; the method or result of such interpretation.
  • The text's meaning was elevated through anagoge.

Synonyms

• Mystical: Relating to mysticism or spiritual transcendence.
• Spiritual: Concerned with sacred or religious matters; non-material.
• Esoteric: Intended for or understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge.

Related Concepts

• Allegorical: Involving a symbolic, figurative interpretation where elements represent abstract ideas.
• Typology: A method of interpretation where persons, events, or institutions in the Old Testament are seen as prefiguring those in the New Testament, often overlapping with anagogic meaning.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. based on or exemplifying anagoge

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