| Pronunciation: | | `eksi'jeesis
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- [n] critical interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible)
- [n] an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
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| | See Also: | | interpretation, interpretation, reading, version |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex`e*ge"sis\, n.; pl. {Exegeses}. [NL., fr.Gr. ?,fr. ?
to explain, interpret; ? out + ? to guide, lead, akin, to ?
to lead. See {Agent}.]
1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical
explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.
2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation.
[Obs.]
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| | Related Terms: | | allegorization, annotation, apparatus criticus, clarification, comment, commentary, commentation, construction, cracking, decipherment, decoding, demonstration, demythologization, editing, elucidation, emendation, enlightenment, euhemerism, exemplification, explanation, explication, expose, exposition, expounding, footnote, gloss, illumination, illustration, interpretation, light, notation, note, note of explanation, rationale, reason, scholium, simplification, solution, unlocking, word of explanation |
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