eisegetically

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adverb

In terms of, or by means of, eisegesis.

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Meanings

adverbeisegetically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn terms of, or by means of, eisegesis.

    Interpret them eisegetically — read into them the noble thoughts which improve you — let them be burning characters of light.

    1916, The New Age Magazine, volume 24, page 122
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    We are certainly not “eisegetically” importing anything into such passages if we find total spiritual impotence expressed in them.

    1945, The Abiding Word: Essays for the year 1946, page 312

    Eisegetically quoting about eight different sources in biblical Scripture, some self-proclaimed Christians argue that it is an abomination according to the Bible, which is then understood as the word of God.

    2014, Whitney Bauman, Religion and Ecology: Developing a Planetary Ethic, page 88

Origin

From eisegetic + -ally.

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