exegesis

exegesis

noun

Definition of EXEGESIS

a statement that makes something clear <a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character>

Synonyms clarification, construction, elucidation, exegesis, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation, road map

Related Words paraphrase, restatement, translation; annotation, comment, commentary, epexegesis, gloss; deciphering, decoding; disentanglement, unscrambling; analysis; edification, enlightenment; definition, meaning; demonstration, enactment; justification, rationale, rationalization, reasoning; caution, caveat, warning