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Webster 1913 Edition


Mystagogue

Mys′ta-gogue

,
Noun.
[L.
mystagogus
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] one initiated in mysteries + [GREEK] leading, n., a leader, fr. [GREEK] to lead: cf. F.
mystagogue
. See 1st
Mystery
.]
1.
One who interprets mysteries, especially of a religious kind.
2.
One who keeps and shows church relics.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mystagogue

MYSTAGOGUE

,
Noun.
mys'tagog. [Gr. one initiated in mysteries, and a leader.]
1.
One who interprets mysteries.
2.
One that keeps church relics and shows them to strangers.

Definition 2024


mystagogue

mystagogue

English

Noun

mystagogue (plural mystagogues)

  1. A person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines
  2. One who keeps and shows church relics.