| 单词 |
mystagogue |
| 释义 |
mystagogue|ˈmɪstəgɒg|
Also 7 mysto-, mista-; 6 -goge.
[ad. L. mystagōg-us, a. Gr. µυσταγωγός, f. µύστης mystes + ἄγωγος leading, ἄγειν to lead. Cf. F. mystagogue (16th c.).]
1. In Ancient Greece: One who gave preparatory instruction to candidates for initiation into the Eleusinian or other mysteries. Hence gen., one who introduces to religious mysteries, a hierophant; a teacher of mystical doctrines.
a1550Image Hypocr. iv. 139 in Skelton's Wks. (1843) II. 440/2 Mockinge mystagoges. 1682tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. Ep. Ded., The Egyptians..the first Mystogogues of all the Learning and Religion of the Ancients. 1711G. Hickes Two Treat. Chr. Priesth. (1847) II. 10 A mystagogue is a priest who is a teacher of mysteries. 1751G. Lavington Enthus. Meth. & Papists iii. 336 The famous Porphyry, who was more a Philosopher than a Mistagogue. 1831Carlyle Sart. Res. iii. x, Some..individual named Pelham, who seems to be a Mystagogue, and leading Teacher and Preacher of the Sect. 1845J. H. Newman Ess. Devel. Chr. Doctr. vi. §2. 342 Clement speaks of heretical teachers..becoming mystagogues of misbelief. 1856R. A. Vaughan Mystics (1860) I. 94 The Church is the great Mystagogue. 1891R. Buchanan Coming Terror 344 The raving mystagogues of the East.
†2. One who keeps church relics and shows them to strangers. rare—0.
1656Blount Glossogr. |
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