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Noun: eisegesis (eisegeses)  ,I-si'jee-sis
  1. (Bible) personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using one's own ideas
    "His eisegesis of the passage reflected his own biases rather than the original meaning"

Derived forms: eisegeses

Type of: interpretation

Encyclopedia: Eisegesis