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also exegetic
adjective
Etymology: Greek exēgētikos, from exēgeisthai
Date: circa 1623
of or relating to exegesis ; explanatory <an exegetical text>
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exegetical — index demonstrative (illustrative), narrative, solvable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Exegetical — Exegetic Ex e*get ic, Exegetical Ex e*get ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.ex[ e]g[ e]tique.] Pertaining to exegesis; tending to unfold or illustrate; explanatory; expository. Walker. {Ex e*get ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exegetical — exegesis ► NOUN (pl. exegeses) ▪ critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture. DERIVATIVES exegetic adjective exegetical adjective. ORIGIN Greek, from ex geisthai interpret … English terms dictionary
exegetical — adjective Of or relating to exegesis … Wiktionary
exegetical — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. expository, interpretive, explicatory, hermeneutic; see explanatory … English dictionary for students
exegetical — adj. explanatory, explicative … English contemporary dictionary
exegetical — a. See exegetic … New dictionary of synonyms
exegetical — adj hermeneutic, hermeneutical; explicatory, explicative, explanatory, expository; interpretative, interpretive, elucidative, illustrative; annotative, annotatory, scholiastic … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
exegetical — ex·e·get·i·cal … English syllables
exegetical — adjective relating to exegesis • Syn: ↑exegetic • Pertains to noun: ↑exegesis, ↑exegesis (for: ↑exegetic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑exegesis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
