Definition of EXEGETE

exegete

Plural: exegetes

Noun

  • A person skilled in critical explanation or interpretation of texts.
  • a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
  • A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.

Verb

  • (chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on.

Examples

  • The Scrabble judge, an EXEGETE of the official dictionary, settled the dispute over the word ’ZA’.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).

Scrabble Score: 15

exegete: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exegete: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exegete: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

exegete: valid Words With Friends Word