exegetics

[ek-si-jet-iks]

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of exegesis; exegetic theology.

Origin of exegetics

First recorded in 1850–55; see origin at exegetic, -ics

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Related Words for exegetics

connotation, interpretation, definition, explanation, explication, exposition, semiotics, symbolism, denotation, semiology, exploration, investigation, revealing, exegetics, glossology, significs

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Historical Examples of exegetics

Later he removed to his native place, where his school for theology and exegetics rapidly became the most famous in Europe.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2
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British Dictionary definitions for exegetics

exegetics

noun

(functioning as singular) the scientific study of exegesis and exegetical methods

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