mystagogue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.

Word forms

mystagogue mystagogues mystagog mystagogus

Etymology

From Latin mystagōgus, Ancient Greek μυσταγωγός (mustagōgós). By surface analysis, mystic + -agogue.

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