mystagogue

[ mis-tuh-gawg, -gog ]
/ ˈmɪs təˌgɔg, -ˌgɒg /

noun

someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
a person whose teachings are said to be founded on mystical revelations.

Origin of mystagogue

1540–50; < Latin mystagōgus < Greek mystagōgós, equivalent to mýst(ēs) (see mystic) + ágōgos -agogue

OTHER WORDS FROM mystagogue

mys·ta·go·gy [mis-tuh-goh-jee, -goj-ee] /ˈmɪs təˌgoʊ dʒi, -ˌgɒdʒ i/, mys·ta·go·gue·ry [mis-tuh-gaw-guh-ree, -gog-uh-] /ˈmɪs təˌgɔ gə ri, -ˌgɒg ə-/, noun mys·ta·gog·ic [mis-tuh-goj-ik] /ˌmɪs təˈgɒdʒ ɪk/, mys·ta·gog·i·cal, adjective mys·ta·gog·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby mystagogue

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British Dictionary definitions for mystagogue

mystagogue
/ (ˈmɪstəˌɡɒɡ) /

noun

(in Mediterranean mystery religions) a person who instructs those who are preparing for initiation into the mysteries

Derived forms of mystagogue

mystagogic (ˌmɪstəˈɡɒdʒɪk) or mystagogical, adjective mystagogically, adverb mystagogy (ˈmɪstəˌɡɒdʒɪ), noun

Word Origin for mystagogue

C16: via Latin from Greek mustagōgos, from mustēs candidate for initiation + agein to lead. See mystic