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Definition of: mystagog
(mis′tə·gôg, -gog) noun
An interpreter of religious mysteries; an initiator into mysteries; teacher. Also mys′ta·gogue. [<F <L mystagogus <Gk. mystagōgos <mystēs an initiate + agōgos leader <agein. See MYSTERY.]
—mys′ta·gog′ic (-goj′ik) adjective
—mys′ta·go′gy (-gō′jē) noun
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