exegete
pronunciation
How to pronounce exegete in British English:
UK ['eksɪdʒi:t]
How to pronounce exegete in American English:
US ['eksəˌdʒit]
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- Noun:
- a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
Word Origin
- exegete (n.)
- "one who expounds or interprets a literary production," 1730s, from Greek exegetes "an expounder, interpreter" (especially of the Bible), from exegeisthai (see exegesis).