EXEGETE

exegete

(noun) a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

exegete (plural exegetes)

A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, signs, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.

Verb

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



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