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eis·e·ge·sis    Audio Help   [ahy-si-jee-sis] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ses    Audio Help   [-seez] Pronunciation Key.
an interpretation, esp. of Scripture, that expresses the interpreter's own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
[Origin: 1890–95; < Gk eisgesis, equiv. to eis- into + (h)ége- (s. of hégeǐsthai to lead) + -sis -sis]

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ei·se·get·ic    Audio Help   [ahy-si-jet-ik] Pronunciation Key, ei·se·get·i·cal, adjective
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