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
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
As with other details in the book, Brown defends this conclusion in a series of lengthy exegetical endnotes that capture both the scope of his inquiries and the shape of his own fascinations.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 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
There is also a group of Scholia, chiefly exegetical, a collection of which was published by Villoison from a MS.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
