💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Exegetics"
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| exegetical | Of or relating to exegesis; exegetic. |
| exegesisnoun | A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. |
| isagogicsnoun | (theology) That part of theological science directly preliminary to actual exegesis, or interpretation of Scripture. |
| isogesisnoun | Misspelling of eisegesis. [An interpretation, especially of Scripture, that reflects the personal ideas or viewpoint of the interpreter; reading something into a text that is not there.] |
| hermeneuticsnoun | The study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period, especially in relation to phenomenology and existentialism. At its core, hermeneutics addresses the conditions of understanding and the processes by which meaning is constructed. |
| ecdoticsnoun | (textual criticism) The science or art of editing a literary witness. |
| hermeneuticnoun | (humanities, theology) A particular theory of hermeneutics; a particular method of interpretation of text, especially holy texts. |
| tropologynoun | (rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). |
| interpretingverb | (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another) |
| prophecynoun | A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. |
| anagogenoun | The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism). |
| theologynoun | (uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. |
| ecthesisnoun | (logic, historical) An exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation. |
| anagogicsnoun | Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures. |
| hermeneuticismnoun | (philosophy) interpretationism |
| mystagogynoun | The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries. |
| epigraphicsnoun | The science or study of epigraphs. |
| originalistnoun | One who aims to discover how the writers of a document intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way. |
| axiologizationnoun | Interpretation in terms of axiology. |
| paideuticsnoun | (dated) The science or art of teaching. |
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