mystagogic

Variant of mystagogue

mystagogue definition

mys·ta·gogue (mis′tə gäg′, -gôg′)

noun

a person who interprets religious mysteries or initiates others into them

Etymology: Fr < L mystagogus < Gr mystagōgos < mystēs (see mystery) + agōgos, leader < agein: see act

Related Forms:

  • mystagogic mys′·ta·gog′ic (-gäj′ik) adjective
  • mystagogy mys′·ta·go′gy (-gō′jē) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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