exegete
Meanings
noun
- A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
verb
- (chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).
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