-agogic-, -agogue, -agog, -agogic, -agoguery, -agogy
(Greek: usually a suffix meaning: lead, leading, leading forth, guide, guiding; bring, take; promoting, stimulating)
agogic
1. Of or pertaining to modeling in wax.
2. Applied to a kind of accent consisting in a lengthening of the time-value of the note; or accenting a musical note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value. Also called agogic accent.
2. Applied to a kind of accent consisting in a lengthening of the time-value of the note; or accenting a musical note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value. Also called agogic accent.
agogical
agogics
The use of agogic accents or accenting a musical note by slightly dwelling on it.
anagoge
1. Spiritual elevation or enlightenment; especially, to understand mysteries.
2. Mystical or spiritual interpretation; an Old Testament typification of something in the New Testament.
2. Mystical or spiritual interpretation; an Old Testament typification of something in the New Testament.
anagogic
Of or pertaining to anagoge; mystical, spiritualized.
anagogical
Of words and their sense: mystical, spiritual, having a secondary spiritual sense, allegorical.
anagogy
1. Psychic content of an idealistic or spiritual nature.
2. A mystical interpretation of a word, passage, or text; especially, scriptural exegesis that discovers allusions to heaven or the afterlife.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin anagoge which came from Late Greek anagōgē, and from Greek, anagein, "to refer", from ana-, "up" + agein, "to lead".
2. A mystical interpretation of a word, passage, or text; especially, scriptural exegesis that discovers allusions to heaven or the afterlife.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin anagoge which came from Late Greek anagōgē, and from Greek, anagein, "to refer", from ana-, "up" + agein, "to lead".
andragogue
andragogy
1. The methods or techniques used to teach adults.
Mistakenly used to refer to adult education for both male and female learners. “Mistakenly” because andro, -andra- refer only to males.
2. Another erroneous definition is, "the art and science of helping adults learn".
1. A term referring to adult education or the universal education of human beings.
2. Etymology: from Greek anthropo, "human beings, mankind" + -agogy, "leader, to guide, teacher"
2. Etymology: from Greek anthropo, "human beings, mankind" + -agogy, "leader, to guide, teacher"
antigalactagogue
An agent for suppressing lactation.
antisialagogue
Medicine which stops or reduces secretion of saliva.
apagoge
A demonstration that does not prove a thing directly, but shows the absurdity or impossibility of denying it.
A reductio ad absurdum, "reduction to absurdity" is disproof of a principle or proposition by showing that it leads to an absurdity when followed to its logical conclusion.
apagogic
apagogical