EISEGESIS


Meaning of EISEGESIS in English

ˌīsəˈjēsə̇s noun

( plural eisege·ses -ēˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek eisēgēsis act of proposing, advising, introducing, from eisēgeisthai to bring in, introduce, propose, advise (from eis into + hēgeisthai to lead) + -sis; akin to Greek en in — more at in , seek

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

• eis·e·get·i·cal | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jed.ə̇kəl adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.