noun
- plural of exegesis; critical explanations or interpretations of texts, especially religious or literary works
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The professor assigned three different exegeses of the biblical passage.
- Medieval scholars produced numerous exegeses of Aristotle’s works.
- The journal publishes exegeses of contemporary poetry.
- Students compared various exegeses of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
- The conference featured exegeses from leading theological scholars.
- These exegeses reveal different approaches to textual interpretation.