anagoge means the spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
anagoge is pronounced /ˈæn.ə.ɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/.
Why “anagoge” is a great word
ANAGOGE — [Noun] A mode of spiritual interpretation that seeks a transcendent meaning concerning divine mysteries or the life to come. From Latin anagōgē, from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, "a lifting up, elevation"), from ἀνά (ana, "up") + ἄγειν (agein, "to lead"). Unlike "allegory," which constructs a parallel symbolic narrative, or the "literal" sense, which anchors to the factual surface, anagoge is the final ascent from the earthly word. It is the weary pilgrim seeing in the earthly Jerusalem a vision of the celestial city, hearing in an ancient exodus a promise of the soul's final deliverance, and reading the promised land not as soil but as beatitude—the intellect's quiet surrender to a hope beyond the text.
Etymology
From Latin anagōgē, from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “elevation”).
noun
- The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).