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exegesis
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ex·e·ge·sis  (ks-jss)
n. pl. ex·e·ge·ses (-sz)
Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.
[Greek exgsis, from exgeisthai, to interpret : ex-, ex- + hgeisthai, to lead; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]
exegesis [eks-sij-jee-siss, -seez]
Noun
pl -ses explanation of a text, esp. of the Bible [Greek exēgeisthai to interpret]
exegesis
a critical interpretation or explication, especially of biblical and other religious texts. — exegetic, exegetical, adj.
See also: Criticism
critical explication or interpretation of Scripture.
See also: Bible
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.exegesis - an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Book, Word - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"


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As his own irrefutable exegeses make clear, images have the ability to change in coloring in different contexts, to be inflected by other images even while retaining expressive communicability and clarity.
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The essays range from the American desert to China, from discussions of gardens, landscape and architectural projects to exegeses of landscape texts and to the camera lucida.
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The show itself suffered, though, from its reliance on reproductions, textual material, and long exegeses rather than visual material.
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