exégèse
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation, explanation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
exégèse f (plural exégèses)
- exegesis (critical interpretation of a text)
Derived terms
- exégétique (“exegetic, exegetical”)
Related terms
- exégète (“exegete [noun], exegetist”)
References
- ^ “exégèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.