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Exegete

//ˈɛksɪˌd͡ʒit// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.

    "A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it."

  2. 2
    a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    (chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on. transitive

    "History, not the dictionary, must exegete this doctrine. When thus exegeted, the secularity of our Government, as shown by the intentions of its founders, the customs of the people, and the continuous decisions of the courts, means simply the separation of church and state."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).

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