exegetist
noun
ex·e·get·ist
ˌek-sə-ˈjē-tist
-ˈje-
plural exegetists
: one who practices exegesis : exegete
Nor have there been wanting learned exegetists who have opined that the whale mentioned in the book of Jonah merely meant a life-preserver …—Herman Melville
The exegetists have discovered and interpreted to the world all the obvious and hidden meanings of the letter …—The New York Times
… although the literature which has accumulated about him is voluminous, it lacks the unconscious humor of the customary classical exegetists …—Ernest Augustus Boyd
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“Exegetist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exegetist. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.
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