exegesis
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| —n , pl -ses | |
| Compare eisegesis explanation or critical interpretation of a text, esp of the Bible | |
| [C17: from Greek, from exēgeisthai to interpret, from | |
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Exegesis
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is expulsion. Does it mean:
| the act of driving out or expelling: |
| the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree: |
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Word Origin & History
exegesis
1610s, from Gk. exegeisthai "explain, interpret," from ex- "out" + hegeisthai "to lead, guide." Related: Exegetical.
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Example sentences
The word might change meaning legitimately but the purpose of exegesis is to understand the original meaning.
It lends itself to highfalutin critical exegesis.
No scholarly book is complete without academic exegesis.
Nor did he fail to base his exegesis, whenever possible, upon an appeal to general principles.
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