exegetical
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Eager fans have analyzed that 30-second teaser clip with the exegetical rigor typically reserved for ancient hieroglyphs.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
There is no earthly reason you should continue an exegetical debate with someone who, old friend or not, declines to acknowledge the existence of one of the most thoroughly documented events of the 20th century.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2016
It seems intended less as a definitive solution to the mystery than as a virtuoso play in the endless exegetical game, which has a different outcome for each reader.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016
But dirt for art’s sake, dirt put to exegetical purpose, is precious – far more precious than good taste.
From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2015
He edited Hesiod, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles and other authors; but his chief fame rests on his critical and exegetical edition of Homer, practically the foundation of our present recension.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
