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EXEGESIS (exegeses)
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Irregular inflected form: exegeses
Dictionary entry overview: What does exegesis mean?
• EXEGESIS (noun)
The noun EXEGESIS has 1 sense:
1. an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
Familiarity information: EXEGESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("exegesis" is a kind of...):
interpretation (an explanation that results from interpreting something)
Domain category:
Bible; Book; Christian Bible; Good Book; Holy Scripture; Holy Writ; Scripture; Word; Word of God (the sacred writings of the Christian religions)
Derivation:
exegetic; exegetical (relating to exegesis)
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