tafsir — meaning in English

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

tafsir is used for these senses in English:

• exegesis A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.
• tafsir (Islam) A grammatical, historical, allegorical and/or traditional interpretation of the Qur'an.

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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