anagoge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)

WordNet

An`a*go"ge noun
Etymology
Gr. a leading up; + a leading, to lead.
Definitions
  1. An elevation of mind to things celestial.
  2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.

Webster 1913