EISEGESIS


Meaning of EISEGESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌī-sə-ˈjē-səs, ˈī-sə-ˌ ]

noun

( plural eis·ege·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Greek eis into (akin to Greek en in) + English ex egesis — more at in

Date: 1892

: the interpretation of a text (as of the Bible) by reading into it one's own ideas — compare exegesis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.