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eisegesis

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eis⋅e⋅ge⋅sis

[ahy-si-jee-sis]
–noun, plural -ses [-seez] .
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)ēge- (s. of hēgeîsthai to lead) + -sis -sis


ei⋅se⋅get⋅ic [ahy-si-jet-ik] , ei⋅se⋅get⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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eisegesis

noun
personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas 
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