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mystagogue

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hierophant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 秘法家 — person who prepares an initiate
  • Czech: mystagogie — person who prepares an initiate
  • Dutch: mystagoog — person who prepares an initiate
  • French: mystagogue — person who prepares an initiate
  • German: Mystagoge — person who prepares an initiate
  • Greek: μυσταγωγός (mystagogós) — person who prepares an initiate
  • Ancient Greek: μυσταγωγός (mustagōgós) — person who prepares an initiate
  • Italian: mistagogo — person who prepares an initiate
  • Latin: mystagōgus — person who prepares an initiate
  • Portuguese: mistagogo — person who prepares an initiate
  • Romanian: mistagog — person who prepares an initiate
  • Slovak: mystagóg — person who prepares an initiate
  • Spanish: mistagogo — person who prepares an initiate
  • Swedish: mystagog — person who prepares an initiate