All English words - page 1838

Meanings of Exedra:

noun

A room, portico, or arcade with a bench or seats where people may converse, especially in ancient roman and greek buildings.

Usage examples:

Like its model, this tall octagonal building has two one-storey porticoes with some unusual corinth…

Meanings of Exedrae:

noun

A room, portico, or arcade with a bench or seats where people may converse, especially in ancient roman and greek buildings.

Usage examples:

Like its model, this tall octagonal building has two one-storey porticoes with some unusual corinth…

Meanings of Exegeses:

noun

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

Usage examples:

The task of biblical exegesis

Plural of exegesis specialized

Meanings of Exegesis:

noun

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

Usage examples:

The task of biblical exegesis

Meanings of Exegesist:

noun

A person skilled in exegesis; = "exegete".

Meanings of Exegete:

noun

A person who interprets text, especially scripture.

Usage examples:

Though the exegetes believed the texts were records of eternal truth, the ritual manuals and upanis…

Meanings of Exegetes:

noun

A person who interprets text, especially scripture.

Usage examples:

Though the exegetes believed the texts were records of eternal truth, the ritual manuals and upanis…

Meanings of Exegetically:

adverb

In terms of exegesis or exegetics.

Meanings of Exegetics:

noun

The academic discipline of exegesis; specifically a branch of theology dealing with the interpretation or explanation of scripture.

Meanings of Exegetist:

noun

A person who carefully studies and then explains a text, especially a religious text such as one from the bible

Usage examples:

Some of the problems in the sacred texts have been explained by exegetists., he was a scholarly exe…

Meanings of Exempla:

noun

An example or model, especially a story told to illustrate a moral point.

Usage examples:

In keeping with his preface to the story, dioneo's summing up seems deliberately to discourage any …

Meanings of Exemplar:

noun

A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.

Usage examples:

The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

Meanings of Exemplaric:

adjective

That is typical of a quality or type, or serves to illustrate an assertion, general rule, etc.

Meanings of Exemplarily:

adverb

In a way that is very good and suitable to be copied by other people

Usage examples:

The world number one was exemplarily gracious in defeat., they perform their jobs exemplarily, and …

Meanings of Exemplarism:

noun

The theory that things in the world exist as imperfect copies or approximations of abstract or eternally existing patterns or archetypes; especially the theory that created things are patterned after ideas eternally existing in the mind of god. compare "exemplar". chiefly historical.

Meanings of Exemplarity:

noun

The quality of serving as a desirable model or being very good.

Usage examples:

The exemplarity of her life made her the object of admiration and emulation

Meanings of Exemplars:

noun

A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.

Usage examples:

The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

Meanings of Exemplary:

adjective

Serving as a desirable model; very good.

Usage examples:

Exemplary behaviour

Meanings of Exemplifiable:

adjective

That may be exemplified; (now) especially of which an example or examples may be cited as evidence or for the purpose of illustration.

Meanings of Exemplification:

noun

An example of something, or the act of giving an example of something

Usage examples:

We include discussion and exemplification of various rhythmic styles., the exemplifications are wha…

Meanings of Exemplificational:

adjective

Of or relating to exemplification.

Meanings of Exemplifications:

noun

An example of something, or the act of giving an example of something

Usage examples:

We include discussion and exemplification of various rhythmic styles., the exemplifications are wha…

Meanings of Exemplificative:

adjective

That acts or serves as an example; intended to illustrate or exemplify.

Meanings of Exemplificator:

noun

A person who serves to illustrate an assertion, general rule, etc., or who personifies a quality or type.

Meanings of Exemplified:

verb

Be a typical example of.

Usage examples:

The best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of jerez