anagogy
/ˈænəˌɡoʊdʒi/
noun
- A spiritual or mystical interpretation of a text, especially the Bible, that reveals hidden truths about the soul or the afterlife.
- His reading of the psalm as an anagogy focused on the promise of eternal life.
- The teacher explained that anagogy looks beyond history and morality to the soul's final destiny.
- In medieval theology, anagogy was one of the four levels of biblical interpretation.
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