exegete
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3ADJ.
dead, portent
VERB + EXEGETE
consults
EXEGETE + NOUN
acco, doctrine, duty
Definitions
noun
A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it.
In Plato's state all three exegetes will be selected by Apollo. This is contrary to the practice of Hellenistic times, according to the evidence so ably marshaled by Oliver, when only two of the exegetes were named by the oracle.
verb
(chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on.
History, not the dictionary, must exegete this doctrine. When thus exegeted, the secularity of our Government, as shown by the intentions of its founders, the customs of the people, and the continuous decisions of the courts, means simply the separation of church and state.
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4A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it.
WiktionaryIn Plato's state all three exegetes will be selected by Apollo. This is contrary to the practice of Hellenistic times, according to the evidence so ably marshaled by Oliver, when only two of the exege
WiktionaryTheophrastus' "superstitious man" finds that a mouse has gnawed a hole in his meal sack and, obviously thinking it a portent, consults the exegete as to what he shall do... The exegete tells him, acco
WiktionaryHistory, not the dictionary, must exegete this doctrine. When thus exegeted, the secularity of our Government, as shown by the intentions of its founders, the customs of the people, and the continuous
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