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eksegesis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exegesis noun A close, systematic explanation of a text, especially a religious one, aimed at drawing out what it actually says and meant to its first readers.

Senses

eksegesis is used for these senses in English:

  • exegesis A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

exegesis — full definition

  1. noun A close, systematic explanation of a text, especially a religious one, aimed at drawing out what it actually says and meant to its first readers.
  2. noun A detailed critical explanation of any difficult work, such as a poem, a law or a philosophical argument.

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