exégèse
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation, explanation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɡ.ze.ʒɛz/, /eɡ.ze.ʒɛz/ ~ /ɛɡ.ze.ʒɛz/[1]
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Noun
exégèse f (plural exégèses)
- exegesis (critical interpretation of a text)
Derived terms
- exégétique (“exegetic, exegetical”)
Related terms
- exégète (“exegete [noun], exegetist”)
References
- ^ “exégèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.