Ĕx'e-gē'sis, n.
n. [Gr. ἐξήγησις, from ἐξηγεῖσθαι, to explain, interpret, from ἐξ, out, and ἡγεῖσθαι, to guide, lead; Fr. exégèse.]
Sense 1. Exposition; explanation; the science of interpretation; especially, the scientific interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.
Sense 2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation. [Obs.]