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eisegesis

ei·se·ge·sis

UK/aɪsɪˈdʒiːsɪs/ US/aɪsɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas

Origin

From Ancient Greek εἰς (eis, “into”) and English exegesis. Historically unrelated to the Ancient Greek εἰσήγησις (eisḗgēsis, “proposing, advising”).

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