mystagogic

English

Etymology

From Medieval Ancient Greek μυσταγωγικός (mustagōgikós), corresponding to mystagogue +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɪstəˈɡɒdʒɪk/

Adjective

mystagogic (comparative more mystagogic, superlative most mystagogic)

  1. Of or relating to mystagogy. [from 17th c.]
    • 1960, Gottfried Keller, translated by AM Holt, Green Henry, Calder Publications, published 2010, page 650:
      ‘…this tiny element, with all his vigour of thought, would even today still hold him fast in his mystagogic camp!’
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