anagogic

American  

[an-uh-goj-ik] / ˌæn əˈgɒdʒ ɪk /

Also anagogical

adjective

1. of or relating to an anagoge.

2. Psychology. deriving from, pertaining to, or reflecting the moral or idealistic striving of the unconscious.

   anagogic image; anagogic interpretation.

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Other Word Forms

• anagogically adverb

Etymology

Origin of anagogic

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word anagogicus. See anagoge, -ic

Example Sentences

This point appears to me to be introversion, first because it is related to the previously mentioned intro-determination, and second, because it is familiar to psychoanalysis and is of great importance in anagogic method.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

And as a matter of fact the more developed forms permit a very much richer anagogic interpretation than the archaic.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

We recognize therefore the anagogic significance of the homunculus, the idea of which we found closely interwoven with alchemy in general.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

The multiple interpretation of works of fantasy has become our problem, and the diametrical opposition of the psychoanalytic and the anagogic interpretation has particularly struck us.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

The ethically indifferent meaning of the tale alongside of the psychoanalytic and the anagogic corresponds to the chemical contents of the hermetic writings.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely