à¦¬à§à¦¯à¦¾à¦à§à¦¯à¦¾ explanation, interpretation, commentary, exposition, illustration, exegesis. critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture. \\"the task of biblical exegesis\\" synonyms: interpretation, explanation, exposition, explication, elucidation, clarification; gloss, annotation. critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text. The Bible is fertile ground for exegesis--over the past five centuries there have been as many interpretations as there are pages in the Old Testament. Definition of Exegesis detailed explanation of a written passage Examples of Exegesis in a sentence The student\\'s exegesis of the novel was one of the best summaries the professor had ever read. Because the youth minister wanted the children to easily understand the scripture, he wrote a simple exegesis of the passage. Many of the church rules are derived from man\\'s exegesis of the Bible. After listening to the author\\'s exegesis of his latest book, I realized I had completely missed the theme of the novel. The exegesis of the foreign text can only be interpreted by a linguist who is familiar with ancient Mandarin.