'Exegesis' definitions:
Definition of 'exegesis'
(from WordNet)
noun
An explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
Definition of 'Exegesis'
From: GCIDE
- Exegesis \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exegesis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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