| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| mystagogue |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mys·ta·gogue |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m s t -g g , -gôg |
| NOUN: | 1. One who prepares candidates for initiation into a mystery cult. 2. One who holds or spreads mystical doctrines. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin mystag gus, from Greek mustaggos : must s, an initiate; see mystery1 + aggos, guide, leader (from agein, to lead; see ag- in Appendix I). | | OTHER FORMS: | mysta·gogic (-gjk) —ADJECTIVE
mysta·gogy (-gj) —NOUN
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