"exegetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|ἐξηγητικός}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} exegetic (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: exegetically Related terms: exegesis, exegete, exegetics, exegetist Translations (Translations): exechetico (Aragonese), exexéticu (Asturian), exegètic (Catalan), eksegeettinen (Finnish), exégétique (French), esexético (Galician), exexético (Galician), exegetisch (German), esegetico (Italian), exegetic (Occitan), egzegetyczny (Polish), exegético (Portuguese), exegetista [rare] (Portuguese), exegetic (Romanian), exegético (Spanish), exegetista [rare] (Spanish)
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