Definition of "exegesis" []

• Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text. (noun)

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• "Dick had already written more than a million words of personal notes on this topic, he said, notes he referred to as his "exegesis" - a word that traditionally means an explanation or interpretation of Scripture."
• "I think that biblical exegesis is done the same way."
• "His exegesis is not based on disregard for tradition, let alone ignorance of it."