exegete
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of exegete
1720–30; < Greek exēgētḗs guide, director, interpreter, equivalent to exēgē- ( see exegesis) + -tēs agent suffix
Example Sentences
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New Testament Exegete Raymond Brown, probably the premier Catholic scriptural scholar in the U.S., is one of those who are deeply interested in the question of Jesus' virginal conception.
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