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mystagogue (s) (noun), mystagogues (pl)
1. In Ancient Greece, one who gave preparatory instruction to candidates for the initiation into the Eleusinian or other mysteries; a hierophant: A mystagogue was one who introduced someone to religious mysteries, or was a teacher of mystical doctrines.
2. One who keeps church relics and presents them to the public: The priest was a mystagogue who had a great collection of church antiquities that were on display in a show case for interested people to view.
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