exegesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

WordNet

Ex`e*ge"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr.Gr. ,fr. to explain, interpret; out + to guide, lead, akin, to to lead. See Agent.
Wordforms
plural Exegeses
Definitions
  1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.
  2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation. Obs.

Webster 1913