exegete
(noun) a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exegete (plural exegetes)
A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, signs, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
exegete (third-person singular simple present exegetes, present participle exegeting, simple past and past participle exegeted)
(chiefly, religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"e*gete, n. Etym: [Gr. exégète. See Exegesis.]
Definition: An exegetist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
