Synonyms for exegete
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- interpreter
Forms
- Plural
- exegetes → exegetists, hermeneuts, hermeneuticians, hermeneuticists…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exegete | rising | |
| exegetist | steady | |
| hermeneut | rising | |
| hermeneuticist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- exegetist, hermeneut, exegesist
- 14 letters
- hermeneutician, hermeneuticist