EISEGESIS

eisegesis

(noun) personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eisegesis (plural eisegeses)

An interpretation, especially of Scripture, that reflects the personal ideas or viewpoint of the interpreter; reading something into a text that is not there.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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