mystagogue
英 ['mɪstəgɒg]
美 ['mɪstə,gɔg]
- n. 人々を神秘に引き込む人; 宗教の神秘を説明したり明らかにしたりする人; 神秘的な教義を信じる人。
英語の語源
- mystagogue (n.)
- "person who initiates into mysteries," 1550s, from Latin mystagogus "a guide to the mysteries," from Greek mystagogos, from mystes "one initiated into the mysteries" (see mystery (n.1)) + agogos "leading, a leader" (see act (n.)). Related: Mystagogic; mystagogical; mystagogy; mystagoguery.