Bible Encyclopedias
Mystagogue

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

In Greece, was the priest who instructed candidates and prepared them for initiation into the various religious mysteries; in the Christian Church it denoted the catechist who prepared catechumens previous to their admission to the sacraments.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Mystagogue'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/mystagogue.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.