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ANAGOGY
Definition of ANAGOGY
noun
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense.
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Where it comes from
From Ecclesiastical Latin anagōgē, from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “religious or ecstatic elevation, mystical feeling”), from ἀνάγειν (anágein, “lift up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + ἄγειν (ágein, “to lead”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.5%
of traced words share this origin (3,477)
branch · 12.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANAGOGY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANAGOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANAGOGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAGGNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and G appear more than once.
Words that start ANAGOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANAGOGY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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