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eis·e·ge·sis
Audio Help [ahy-si-jee-sis] Pronunciation Key
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Audio Help [ahy-si-jee-sis] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ses
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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 eis
gesis, equiv. to eis- into + (h)ége- (s. of hégeǐsthai to lead) + -sis -sis
]
gesis, equiv. to eis- into + (h)ége- (s. of hégeǐsthai to lead) + -sis -sis
] —Related forms
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