Meaning of EXEGESIS
| Pronunciation: | | `eksi'jeesis
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- [n] critical interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible)
- [n] an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
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| | See Also: | | interpretation, interpretation, reading, version | |
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| | Definition: | |  Exegesis
Alice Lu`s world is turned upside down when her computer project, named Edgar, asserts his artificially intelligent personality by rampaging through the Web and secret government files. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex`e*ge"sis\, n.; pl. {Exegeses}. [NL., fr.Gr. ?,fr. ?
to explain, interpret; ? out + ? to guide, lead, akin, to ?
to lead. See {Agent}.]
1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical
explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.
2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation.
[Obs.]
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| | Related Terms: | | allegorization, annotation, apparatus criticus, clarification, comment, commentary, commentation, construction, cracking, decipherment, decoding, demonstration, demythologization, editing, elucidation, emendation, enlightenment, euhemerism, exemplification, explanation, explication, expose, exposition, expounding, footnote, gloss, illumination, illustration, interpretation, light, notation, note, note of explanation, rationale, reason, scholium, simplification, solution, unlocking, word of explanation |
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