exegesis
4
9.9
- noun
- /ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs/
- Formal
:
exégesis
- The teacher provided a thorough exegesis of the passage to help students understand its deeper meaning.
- biblical exegesis
- a detailed exegesis
- historical exegesis
We're going to look at the exegesis itself and what Dick has to say.
- We're going to look at the exegesis itself and what Dick has to say.
- And they were able to hold Jewish political activism at a time when Judaism was very vulnerable, in check by this exegesis.
- What I mean by that is Dick himself, and this is where this exegesis thing comes in.
Examples
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"You've provided a believable exegesis on how it happened, but you haven't said a word about why."
Fiction book (1992) -
Many alleged contradictions can be resolved or diminished by competent exegesis (Ricoeur 1980, 58).
Academic text (1992) -
We're going to look at the exegesis itself and what Dick has to say.
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We now reach the crucial point in an exegesis of Darwin's view on this most fundamental of all questions.
Academic text (1995) -
Rather, I hope to show the value of extensive use of textual data in cultural exegesis.
Academic text (1995) -
Then there is his very faulty exegesis of the Holy Word of God included in said editorial.
Blog text (20) -
I think we have an obligation to conduct our exegesis in a fashion that fosters that democratic process.
Academic text (1999) -
Exegesis was the essential scholarly methodology for literary, particularly biblical, analysis in the Middle Ages.
Academic text (2011) -
The above-detailed exegesis is necessary if we are to understand the basis of Arsuzi's metaphysics.
Academic text (1996) -
The primary texts at the heart of the Catholic social tradition offer a unique mixture of scriptural exegesis, theological reflection, and philosophical reasoning.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
2
8.1
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea
A close, careful reading of a text to explain its meaning
A detailed explanation of an idea or topic, often written
How Detailed
- Formal
19
8.4
- Formal
4
9.9
- Formal
58
3.8
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Exegesis comes from Greek parts ex- 'out' and hēgeisthai 'to lead'. It is like 'leading out' the meaning hidden in a text, especially in the Bible, which is why exegesis means a careful explanation or interpretation.