anagogical
/,ænə'gɔdʤik/ Cách viết khác : (anagogical) /,ænə'rɔdʤikəl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to anagoge: Pertaining to or based on a spiritual, mystical, or higher interpretation of a text, especially scripture, that seeks the ultimate spiritual meaning or the foreshadowing of a heavenly reality.
Usage
- The term "anagogical" is primarily used in theological, literary, and philosophical contexts to describe a specific method of interpretation. It is often contrasted with literal, allegorical, and moral (tropological) senses of a text.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The medieval monk provided an anagogical reading of the psalm, seeing it as a prophecy of the soul's ascent to heaven.
- Dante's Divine Comedy is rich with anagogical symbolism, pointing toward eternal truths.
Advanced Usage
- "Anagogical sense": In medieval Christian exegesis (particularly the fourfold method), this is the fourth sense of scripture, which interprets events as signs of the eternal glory to come.
- For scholars, the New Jerusalem in Revelation is understood in its anagogical sense as a symbol of the future Kingdom of Heaven.
Variants and Related Words
- Anagoge (n): The spiritual or mystical interpretation itself; the method of ascending from the literal to a spiritual meaning.
- The poem's anagoge reveals a vision of divine love.
- Anagogically (adv): In an anagogical manner.
- The text was interpreted anagogically to reveal its celestial significance.
Synonyms
- Mystical: Relating to a spiritual reality beyond ordinary understanding.
- Spiritual: Concerned with sacred or religious matters and the human soul.
Related Concepts
- Allegorical: Involving a symbolic narrative where characters and events represent abstract ideas, often a step below the anagogical in the fourfold method.
- Eschatological: Concerned with the ultimate destiny of humanity and the end of the world, often connected to anagogical interpretations of prophecy.
Adjective
- based on or exemplifying anagoge