Anagogy
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a spiritual interpretation or application of words, as of scriptures.
a form of allegorical interpretation of scripture that seeks hidden meanings regarding the future life.
historical examples
anagogy, an′a-goj-i, n. the mystical interpretation or hidden sense of words.
chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 1 of 4: a-d) various
noun
allegorical or spiritual interpretation, esp of sacred works such as the bible
(christianity) allegorical interpretation of the old testament as typifying or foreshadowing subjects in the new testament
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